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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 32 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 124 |
 Suns | 40 | 34 | 26 | 34 | 134 |
MINTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 44-9048.9% | 14-3935.9% | 22-2781.5% | 38 | 20 | 7 |
| PHX | 43-8451.2% | 20-3951.3% | 28-3775.7% | 49 | 36 | 12 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Phoenix Suns134| 41 | 18 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 38 | 29 | 10-26 | 4-10 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 37 | 23 | 8-13 | 5-9, Ties his career high | 2-3 | 0 | +4 | +7.1 | |||||||
| 37 | 21 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 7-9 | +4 | +13.4 | ||||||||
| 29 | 14 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −0.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 17 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +6.9 | |||||
| 16 | 10 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.2 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.2 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.5 | |||||
| Team | 134 | 43-8451.2% | 20-3951.3% | 49 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 28-3775.7% | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 29 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Cameron Payne and Jae Crowder (injury/illness).
Minnesota Timberwolves124| 37 | 27 | 9-20 | 4-11 | 5-6 | 0 | +6 | +12.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 23 | 8-20 | 2-7 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 29 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 29 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −4 | −0.3 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −0.9 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 26 | 9-18 | 4-10 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +4.1 | |||
| 24 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −4 | +5.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.2 | |||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.3 | |||
| Team | 124 | 44-9048.9% | 14-3935.9% | 38 | 20 | 7 | 26 | 22-2781.5% | 8 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 53 points on 19 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Jake Layman and Nathan Knight (coach’s decision).
Suns134Timberwolves124ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Chris Paul had 21 points (15 in the second quarter), 10 rebounds and 14 assists, his second triple-double of the season, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-124 for their ninth straight win.
The Suns took control with a 22-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 13.
The Timberwolves got within 107-104 on Malik Beasley’s pull-up 3-pointer with 8:58 to play, but Cameron Johnson answered with a three-point play, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 112-108.
Devin Booker had 29 points (14 in the first quarter) and 9 assists, and Johnson added 23 points on 8 for 13 shooting. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring. Paul assisted on 6 of Booker’s 10 baskets.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards had 27 points, a career-high 10 assists and 4 steals, and Beasley added 26 points off the bench. Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Beasley scored 18 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Suns shot 51.2% from the field and 51.3% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 48.9% and 35.9%. The Suns made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Johnson and 4 by Booker. The Timberwolves forced 12 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Suns 53-29 off the bench. The Suns did not make a field goal in the last 4:11. Jalen Smith fouled out.
Phoenix SunsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
106 points from the field on 84 shots: 21.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 7-9 | 77.8% | 65% |
| In the paint | 12-22 | 54.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-14 | 28.6% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 9-15 | 60.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-24 | 45.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 22 | 4 | 1-6 | −4 |
| Josh Okogie | 14 | 0 | 0-4 | −5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 10 | 1 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 14 | 5-11 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Malik Beasley | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 11 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 12 | 4-5 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 28 | 1 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 6 | 8 | 3-3 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 4 | 0-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Edwards 14' Floating Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q3 0:00
11.7%
90→79
Johnson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Paul 12 AST)
Q4 9:45
11.0%
71→82
Booker 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
Q3 6:52
10.9%
66→77
Towns 28' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Edwards 7 AST)
Q3 6:04
10.9%
77→66
Beasley 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 8:58
10.9%
77→66
