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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 22 | 33 | 26 | 40 | 121 |
 Suns | 29 | 30 | 18 | 36 | 113 |
MINTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 42-7556.0% | 13-2944.8% | 24-2788.9% | 34 | 26 | 14 |
| PHX | 43-8550.6% | 12-3237.5% | 15-2075.0% | 36 | 30 | 15 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves121| 40 | 33 | 11-20 | 3-8 | 8-9 | 0 | +10 | +4.6 | |||||||
| 37 | 14 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | +5 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 35 | 28 | 10-16 | 0-3 | 0 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +10.1 | |||||
| 34 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −6.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 23, Season high (his best before, 19) | 8-14 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 15 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.4 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.3 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | ||
| Team | 121 | 42-7556.0% | 13-2944.8% | 34 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 24-2788.9% | 4 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 36 points on 13 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Leonard Miller and Joe Ingles (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns113| 41 | 28 | 11-19 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 40 | 33 | 13-19 | 4-8 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −7 | +15.8 | ||||||
| 32 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −6.8 | ||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | −2 | +0.9 | ||||||||
| 25 | 17 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +2 | +5.8 | ||||||
| 15 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | −15 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 9 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +1.3 | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 113 | 43-8550.6% | 12-3237.5% | 36 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 15-2075.0% | 10 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 36 points on 12 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Jusuf Nurkić, Bol Bol, Monte Morris and Damion Lee (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves121Suns113ClickTap 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.
Julius Randle scored 28 points (20 in the paint), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 121-113 for their fourth straight win.
Jaylen Clark’s putback put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 38 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Suns got within 81-79 on Royce O'Neale’s driving dunk with 11:37 to play, but Randle answered with a driving layup, and the Suns got no closer.
Anthony Edwards had 33 points and 4 blocks, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added a season-high 23 points (11 in the fourth quarter) with 5 3-pointers off the bench. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Suns, Kevin Durant had 33 points, 7 assists and 4 blocks on 13 for 19 shooting, and Devin Booker added 28 points and 8 assists. Bradley Beal had 17 points and 6 assists off the bench.
The Timberwolves shot 56.0% from the field and 44.8% from 3 to the Suns’ 50.6% and 37.5%. They outscored the Suns 18-6 on the fast break.
Minnesota TimberwolvesPhoenix SunsPS, 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).
97 points from the field on 75 shots: 17.4 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 | 15-18 | 83.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 12-22 | 54.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-6 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-4 | 100.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 27 | 6 | 2-2 | −4 |
| Royce O'Neale | 13 | 5 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Bradley Beal | 12 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Ryan Dunn | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 11 | 4-11 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce O'Neale | 26 | 4 | 2-5 | −4 |
| Kevin Durant | 11 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Devin Booker | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Ryan Dunn | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 13 | 4-6 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen | 20 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Bradley Beal | 15 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Kevin Durant | 9 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Devin Booker | 8 | 8 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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
Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
Q4 10:10
14.8%
29→15
Alexander-Walker 3PT Running Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Dillingham 3 AST)
Q4 8:43
13.6%
27→13
Allen 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dunn 2 AST)
Q3 1:32
12.5%
40→53
Edwards 1' Driving Reverse Layup (21 PTS) (Randle 1 AST)
Q3 2:24
10.6%
54→43
Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
Q3 10:21
10.6%
79→68
