Julius Randle made a pull-up 3-pointer on a pass from Joe Ingles with 0.4 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 120-117.
The Timberwolves trailed 38-22 with 10:32 left in the second quarter and 64-54 at halftime. They outscored the Suns 98-79 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Suns 9-7. Anthony Edwards (No. 1 in clutch points, 2024-25) scored 4 of the Timberwolves’ 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Randle had 35 points and 7 assists, and Edwards added 24 points and 6 assists. Randle and Edwards set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Suns, Devin Booker had 44 points and 7 assists. Tyus Jones had 13 points (10 in the paint), 11 assists and 3 steals.
The Suns turned it over 21 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves were outscored 16-6 in 5 minutes with Gobert, DiVincenzo, Alexander-Walker, Reid and Edwards on the floor together. Mason Plumlee fouled out.