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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 28 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 116 |
 Suns | 34 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 98 |
MINTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 39-9242.4% | 21-5240.4% | 17-2181.0% | 35 | 28 | 8 |
| PHX | 35-8043.8% | 13-4231.0% | 15-1978.9% | 57 | 24 | 20 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves116| 39 | 7 | 3-15 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0 | +26 | −9.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 44 | 12-22 | 6-14 | 0 | 14-14 | 0 | 0 | +22 | +18.7 | |||||
| 34 | 20 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 33 | 13 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | +25 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.3 | ||||||
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| 27 | 24 | 8-14 | 8-13, Season high (his best before, 6) | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +26 | +11.2 | ||||||
| 26 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | −4.1 | |||||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.4 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | |
| Team | 116 | 39-9242.4% | 21-5240.4% | 35 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 17-2181.0% | 5 | 18 | 2 | |||
Bench 29 points on 10 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Joe Ingles (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns98| 38 | 26 | 10-23 | 3-9 | 3-7 | 0 | −16 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 17 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 0 | −26 | −4.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 18 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 25 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | −8 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 25 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.4 | ||||
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| 21 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.4 | ||||
| 17 | 10 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +3.6 | |||||
| 15 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | −1.8 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.3 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.3 | ||
| Team | 98 | 35-8043.8% | 13-4231.0% | 57 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 15-1978.9% | 10 | 2 | 7 | |||
Bench 24 points on 8 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Monte Morris (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves116Suns98ClickTap 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.
Anthony Edwards scored 44 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 17-3 run in the third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 116-98.
The Suns led 64-63 when Jaden McDaniels’ corner 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 7:07 left in the third quarter. Anthony Edwards scored 6 points and Donte DiVincenzo made 2 3-pointers as they pulled away to an 80-67 lead with 4:07 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter.
DiVincenzo had 24 points and 5 steals off the bench, and Julius Randle added 20 points (11 in the first quarter). The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Suns, Kevin Durant had 26 points and 10 rebounds.
The Timberwolves made 21 3-pointers, 8 of them by DiVincenzo and 6 by Anthony Edwards. The Suns turned it over 22 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves outscored the Suns 17-0 in 4 minutes with DiVincenzo, Alexander-Walker, Reid, Edwards and McDaniels on the floor together.
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).
99 points from the field on 92 shots: 4.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 6-6 | 100.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-21 | 33.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-13 | 38.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-16 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-36 | 41.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | 24 | 18 | 4-6 | +9 |
| Kevin Durant | 21 | 8 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Devin Booker | 8 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Nick Richards | 5 | 5 | 1-5 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-5 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tyus Jones | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Grayson Allen | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Devin Booker | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 12 | 4-8 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Richards | 22 | 5 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Mason Plumlee | 17 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Kevin Durant | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Bradley Beal | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 4-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
DiVincenzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 4 AST)
Q3 0:24
15.0%
29→14
DiVincenzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 3 AST)
Q1 3:59
9.5%
77→68
Plumlee 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 3 AST)
Q1 4:55
9.0%
68→77
DiVincenzo 28' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
Q2 10:28
9.0%
77→68
Jones 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q3 0:38
8.9%
21→29
