Phoenix
Suns
104
–
116
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 15 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 104 |
| MIN | 7 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 116 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Rudy Gobert
MIN
9
PTS
19
REB
1
AST
+2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots10
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending71.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.19
Impact Composite55.2
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 36.5Impact: 0.2
4 blocks10 contested shotsonly 11 pts allowed on 59.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Julius Randle
MIN
32
PTS
7
REB
2
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-17 (58.8%)
3PT2-3
FT10-13
STL3
TOV6
32 points58.8% FG3 steals4 deflections8 contested shotsonly 27 pts allowed on 58.6 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie | 36:44 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 31% | 3-9 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -10 |
| Devin Booker | 34:58 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11-27 | 41% | 1-7 | 14% | 11-14 | 79% | -3 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 33:42 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7-12 | 58% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Jalen Green | 26:37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-17 | 18% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Royce O'Neale | 29:17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Khaman Maluach | 11:34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 8:55 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Ryan Dunn | 17:02 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Rasheer Fleming | 15:17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 1:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 23:47 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 40 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 37-97 | 38% | 13-37 | 35% | 17-23 | 74% | — |
Amir Coffey —
Isaiah Livers —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte DiVincenzo | 27:50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-8 | 0% | 0-6 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 37:04 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -4 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 33:46 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-17 | 53% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Rudy Gobert | 36:51 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +2 |
| Julius Randle | 33:07 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10-17 | 59% | 2-3 | 67% | 10-13 | 77% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Anderson | 24:32 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +12 |
| Naz Reid | 17:59 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | +10 |
| Bones Hyland | 28:53 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8-14 | 57% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 49 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 43-84 | 51% | 9-28 | 32% | 21-29 | 72% | — |
Joe Ingles —
Rocco Zikarsky —
Jaylen Clark —
Mike Conley —
Terrence Shannon Jr. —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX37/97 (38%)
Paint
22/47 (47%)
Mid
3/15 (20%)
3PT
13/38 (34%)
RA 47%ATB3 28%Paint 33%Mid 14%Corner 3 67%
MIN43/84 (51%)
Paint
25/41 (61%)
Mid
10/17 (59%)
3PT
9/28 (32%)
RA 67%ATB3 38%Paint 53%Corner 3 14%Mid 57%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Rudy Gobert
defended Oso Ighodaro
7.5 min • 7 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Rudy Gobert
held Khaman Maluach
3.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Julius Randle
vs Oso Ighodaro
2.1 min • 5 pts • 25%
| MIN Defense | Collin Gillespie | Devin Booker | Haywood Highsmith | Jalen Green | Jordan Goodwin | Khaman Maluach | Oso Ighodaro | Rasheer Fleming | Royce O'Neale | Ryan Dunn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% | 7.5m 7pts 75% | — | — | — |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 3.1m 4pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 2pts 50% | 1.7m 2pts 33% | — | 1.0m 4pts 50% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | 6.5m 7pts 67% | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — |
| Julius Randle | — | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 100% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | 2.1m 5pts 25% | 1.3m 6pts 100% | 4.3m 8pts 43% | — |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bones Hyland | 4.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 11pts 80% |
| Kyle Anderson | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 0% | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% |
| Other | 3.3m 4pts 67% | — | 3.4m 2pts 25% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 3pts 100% | 0.6m 6pts 100% | 2.0m 7pts 43% | — | 2.4m 2pts 20% | 2.3m 5pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = PHX leads
MIN Largest Lead
16
Q4 6:28
PHX Largest Lead
11
Q1 4:27
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 10-0 run
Q1 1:22 – Q1 2:35
-1 → -8
PHX 10-0 run
Q1 4:23 – Q1 4:23
-8 → -8
MIN 9-0 run
Q3 2:24 – Q3 2:24
+1 → +1
MIN 9-0 run
Q3 11:28 – Q4 1:08
+3 → +10