Ayton has career-high 35 points, Suns rally past T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The NBA-leading Phoenix Suns, still playing short-handed, passed another stiff test.
Even before Chris Paul comes back, they appear more than ready for another deep postseason run.
Deandre Ayton scored a career-high 35 points and had 14 rebounds, Devin Booker had 22 of his 28 points in the second half and the Suns surged past the trash-talking Minnesota Timberwolves 125-116 on Wednesday night.
Landry Shamet scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help fuel the rally from a 15-point deficit.
Phoenix needs one win - or a Memphis loss - to wrap up home-court advantage for the entire playoffs. The Suns have a nine-game lead with nine games left. They have won six straight, 18 of 22 and are 59-14 overall.
''That's a playoff environment,'' said Ayton, who clutched the game ball for his career game at a podium afterward for his interview session.
Phoenix completed its first sweep of three or more games against Minnesota in 11 seasons.
Anthony Edwards scored 19 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves. They dropped 1 1/2 games behind Denver for the No. 6 seed that avoids the play-in tournament. Minnesota has its first two-game losing streak since Feb. 9-11.
Towns had only three points in the second half. He seemed to spark the exchanges of trash talking and rough stuff that led to three technical fouls and one flagrant foul called on each team.
The Suns sure weren't fazed by it.
''I don't think we were on much of that talking until they started it, to be completely honest,'' said Booker, who is a close friend of Towns and Timberwolves point guard D'Angelo Russell. ''It's a long game. We've seen that situation plenty of times before - a team comes out, gets hots and gets comfortable. We just stuck with what we do.''
Towns was called for a Flagrant 1 foul with 8:35 to go on Shamet, who gave the Suns their first lead at 95-94 with a pair of free throws. They stayed ahead the rest of the way.
''I think that changed the game, unfortunately,'' Towns said.
The Suns, who have confidently maintained their comfortable margin for the NBA's best record without the playmaking and leadership of the 12-time All-Star Paul for the last month, have also been playing without sixth-man Cam Johnson. They're 11-4 since Paul broke his right thumb.
The Suns never flinched against a promising team trying to make its way up with young energy, a deep offense and a dose of bravado. The Timberwolves were outscored 42-28 in the fourth quarter by the Suns, who are 29-6 on the road - better than every other NBA team's record at home.
''We know where we want to go. You've got to win games like this on the road. So this is not just practice for us. We value these experiences, and you've got to have a level of mental fortitude and stamina,'' coach Monty Williams said.
ELITE COMPANY
Booker reached the 11,000-point mark for his career. He's the fourth-youngest player in NBA history to get there, behind LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant.
BACK AND FORTH
Towns drove to the basket late in the second quarter and delivered a one-handed dunk on Jae Crowder complete with a stare-down, igniting the crowd and irritating the Suns. Just a few seconds later, a double technical foul was called on Towns and Crowder. Then Timberwolves coach Chris Finch got one, too, for his protest.
Crowder later clipped Timberwolves pest Patrick Beverley in the head to draw a Flagrant 1 foul after the video review, putting Beverley at the line after time in the first half expired.
Ayton and Booker both got technicals in the second half.
''Both teams was crying a lot. The refs got it for sure,'' Ayton said, laughing. ''They didn't hear a word after that. I shut up after that.''
DOWN THE STRETCH
The Timberwolves will have the tiebreaker over the Nuggets, but they have two more losses. Their game at Denver on April 1 could well be the determinant.
The Nuggets have nine games left, and five of them are against teams that were 10 or more games under the .500 mark entering Wednesday. The Timberwolves have eight games remaining, five against opponents eight games or more above .500.
TIP-INS
Suns: Mikal Bridges had 16 points. ... Cam Payne, Paul's backup, returned to the lineup after missing the previous game with an illness. ... Ayton has 119 points in six career games against Minnesota.
Timberwolves: Towns also passed the 11,000-point mark in the 475th game of his career. Hall of Fame member Kevin Garnett is the only other player in franchise history to reach that milestone, having done so in 575 games. ... The bench had a 55-28 scoring edge on the Suns. The Timberwolves fell to 21-10 this season when their reserves score 40-plus points.
UP NEXT
Suns: At Denver on Thursday night.
Timberwolves: Host Dallas on Friday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Deandre Ayton vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Cameron Payne gains possession) | |||
11:42 | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | |||
11:39 | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | |||
11:37 | Deandre Ayton misses two point putback layup | |||
11:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
11:23 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 0-2 | |
10:57 | Devin Booker misses two point driving layup | |||
10:54 | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | |||
10:53 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point hook shot | 2-2 | |
10:32 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving hook shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 2-4 | |
10:15 | Cameron Payne turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
10:00 | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 2-6 | |
9:47 | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | |||
9:46 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
9:39 | Jae Crowder blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point layup | |||
9:38 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
9:25 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
9:31 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup | 2-8 | |
9:25 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
9:24 | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | |||
9:24 | Devin Booker personal foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | |||
9:10 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | |||
9:07 | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | |||
9:06 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
9:04 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point dunk (Cameron Payne assists) | 4-8 | |
8:34 | Jae Crowder blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point jump shot | |||
8:32 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
8:30 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point layup | |||
8:28 | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | |||
8:28 | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point putback dunk | 4-10 | |
8:13 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 4-13 | |
8:26 | Suns turnover (5-second violation) | |||
8:13 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 4-13 | |
7:58 | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | |||
7:55 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
7:44 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 4-15 | |
7:25 | Patrick Beverley shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | |||
7:25 | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-15 | |
7:25 | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-15 | |
7:16 | Jae Crowder personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
7:13 | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 6-17 | |
7:04 | Deandre Ayton misses two point hook shot | |||
7:02 | Jae Crowder offensive rebound | |||
7:01 | Jae Crowder misses two point floating jump shot | |||
6:57 | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | |||
6:56 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point layup | 8-17 | |
6:46 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
6:44 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
6:36 | +3 | Jae Crowder makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 11-17 | |
6:17 | Anthony Edwards misses two point finger roll layup | |||
6:15 | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | |||
6:10 | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | |||
6:04 | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | |||
6:01 | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | |||
5:57 | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | |||
5:52 | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | |||
5:50 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
5:46 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
5:45 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
5:45 | Jae Crowder shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
5:45 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-18 | |
5:45 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-19 | |
5:36 | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving layup | 13-19 | |
5:36 | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | |||
5:36 | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-19 | |
5:29 | Cameron Payne personal foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | |||
5:19 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point jump shot | 14-21 | |
5:09 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
5:03 | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | |||
4:59 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
4:51 | Cameron Payne blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point layup | |||
4:51 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
4:44 | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | |||
4:42 | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | |||
4:34 | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | |||
4:30 | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | |||
4:23 | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | |||
4:20 | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | |||
4:11 | Jordan McLaughlin personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
4:05 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point layup (Deandre Ayton assists) | 16-21 | |
3:48 | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 16-24 | |
3:30 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 18-24 | |
3:09 | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | |||
3:08 | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | |||
3:01 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 20-24 | |
3:00 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:46 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
2:44 | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | |||
2:28 | +3 | Torrey Craig makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 23-24 | |
2:07 | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point reverse layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 23-26 | |
1:54 | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
1:52 | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | |||
1:51 | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
1:47 | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Torrey Craig steals) | |||
1:36 | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | |||
1:33 | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | |||
1:30 | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Devin Booker's two point jump shot | |||
1:27 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
1:23 | Anthony Edwards turnover (back court violation) | |||
1:15 | Mikal Bridges misses three point step back jump shot | |||
1:08 | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | |||
1:07 | Mikal Bridges personal foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul) | |||
1:07 | +1 | Malik Beasley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-27 | |
1:07 | +1 | Malik Beasley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-28 | |
0:49 | Malik Beasley blocks Mikal Bridges's two point layup | |||
0:47 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
0:46 | Taurean Prince personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
0:46 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-28 | |
0:46 | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:44 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
0:33 | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
0:33 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-29 | |
0:33 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-30 | |
0:05 | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
0:05 | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:05 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
0:05 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-30 | |
0:00 | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:51 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
11:48 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
11:32 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving layup (Torrey Craig assists) | 27-30 | |
11:32 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | |||
11:32 | Mikal Bridges misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
11:30 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
11:17 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 27-33 | |
10:56 | JaVale McGee offensive foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
10:56 | JaVale McGee turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:40 | JaVale McGee blocks Naz Reid's two point layup | |||
10:37 | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | |||
10:35 | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Torrey Craig assists) | 30-33 | |
10:22 | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 30-36 | |
10:13 | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 33-36 | |
9:52 | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
9:36 | Naz Reid personal foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul) | |||
9:28 | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mikal Bridges assists) | 35-36 | |
9:16 | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | |||
9:16 | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-37 | |
9:16 | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-38 | |
9:02 | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 38-38 | |
8:44 | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | |||
8:41 | Landry Shamet defensive rebound | |||
8:35 | Bismack Biyombo misses two point layup | |||
8:34 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
8:12 | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | |||
8:08 | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | |||
7:55 | Landry Shamet turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | |||
7:50 | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 38-41 | |
7:26 | Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot | |||
7:23 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
7:14 | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 38-44 | |
7:13 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
6:58 | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | |||
6:54 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
6:45 | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving layup | 38-46 | |
6:34 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point layup | 40-46 | |
6:16 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
6:12 | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | |||
6:07 | Patrick Beverley shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | |||
6:07 | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-46 | |
6:07 | Mikal Bridges misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:05 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
5:52 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
5:49 | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | |||
5:46 | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point putback layup | 41-48 | |
5:34 | Deandre Ayton misses two point layup | |||
5:31 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
5:24 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
5:21 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
5:16 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point hook shot (Landry Shamet assists) | 43-48 | |
4:55 | Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point driving hook shot | |||
4:53 | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | |||
4:47 | Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot | |||
4:44 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
4:31 | Jaylen Nowell misses two point floating jump shot | |||
4:29 | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | |||
4:11 | Deandre Ayton misses two point layup | |||
4:09 | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | |||
4:04 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
3:52 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 43-51 | |
3:31 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop layup (Torrey Craig assists) | 45-51 | |
3:13 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) | 45-54 | |
2:48 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop layup (Cameron Payne assists) | 47-54 | |
2:38 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot | 47-57 | |
2:19 | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving layup | 49-57 | |
2:14 | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point finger roll layup | 49-59 | |
2:14 | Torrey Craig shooting foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | |||
2:14 | +1 | Patrick Beverley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-60 | |
1:55 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
1:52 | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | |||
1:44 | Patrick Beverley turnover (lost ball) (Jae Crowder steals) | |||
1:41 | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | |||
1:37 | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | |||
1:24 | Malik Beasley turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
1:06 | +2 | Jae Crowder makes two point step back jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 51-60 | |
0:50 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving dunk | 51-62 | |
0:39 | Jae Crowder technical foul (Double) | |||
0:39 | Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (Double) | |||
0:33 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
0:33 | Chris Finch technical foul | |||
0:33 | Devin Booker misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:33 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
0:28 | Devin Booker turnover (traveling) | |||
0:08 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
0:04 | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Jae Crowder flagrant 1 (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | |||
0:01 | Jae Crowder turnover | |||
0:01 | +1 | Patrick Beverley makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 51-63 | |
0:01 | +1 | Patrick Beverley makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 51-64 | |
0:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:59 | Timberwolves delay of game violation | |||
11:48 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point hook shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 51-66 | |
11:32 | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 54-66 | |
11:04 | Deandre Ayton blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point finger roll layup | |||
11:02 | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | |||
10:56 | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | |||
10:53 | Cameron Payne offensive rebound | |||
10:51 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Jae Crowder assists) | 57-66 | |
10:37 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point jump shot | 57-68 | |
10:29 | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | |||
10:27 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
10:24 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
10:21 | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | |||
10:09 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 59-68 | |
9:46 | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point dunk (Patrick Beverley assists) | 59-70 | |
9:32 | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 62-70 | |
9:22 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
9:19 | Patrick Beverley offensive rebound | |||
9:10 | Cameron Payne personal foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | |||
9:02 | Suns technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
9:02 | D'Angelo Russell misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
9:02 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
9:02 | Timberwolves technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
9:02 | +1 | Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 63-70 | |
8:54 | Anthony Edwards misses two point step back jump shot | |||
8:53 | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | |||
8:39 | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Deandre Ayton's two point jump shot | |||
8:38 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
8:38 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point reverse layup (Cameron Payne assists) | 65-70 | |
8:38 | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
8:38 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 66-70 | |
8:27 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 66-72 | |
8:12 | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | |||
8:08 | Jae Crowder shooting foul (Jarred Vanderbilt draws the foul) | |||
8:08 | +1 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-73 | |
8:08 | +1 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-74 | |
7:54 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 68-74 | |
7:53 | Deandre Ayton technical foul | |||
7:53 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 68-75 | |
7:42 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
7:38 | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | |||
7:35 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | |||
7:24 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point finger roll layup (Devin Booker assists) | 70-75 | |
7:05 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
7:01 | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | |||
7:01 | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point putback layup | 70-77 | |
6:46 | Cameron Payne misses two point driving layup | |||
6:43 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
6:32 | Jae Crowder personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
6:32 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
6:21 | Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot | |||
6:21 | Suns defensive rebound | |||
6:08 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 72-77 | |
5:48 | Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot | |||
5:45 | D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound | |||
5:45 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point jump shot | 72-79 | |
5:23 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
5:23 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-79 | |
5:23 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-79 | |
5:09 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
5:07 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
4:50 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 76-79 | |
4:36 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point reverse layup (Malik Beasley assists) | 76-81 | |
4:11 | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | |||
4:07 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
3:57 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
3:56 | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | |||
3:53 | Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (bad pass) (Deandre Ayton steals) | |||
3:49 | Jarred Vanderbilt technical foul | |||
3:49 | +1 | Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 77-81 | |
3:32 | Devin Booker turnover (discontinue dribble) | |||
3:23 | Torrey Craig personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
3:11 | JaVale McGee blocks Taurean Prince's two point layup | |||
3:11 | JaVale McGee blocks Taurean Prince's two point layup | |||
3:09 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
3:07 | JaVale McGee turnover (bad pass) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | |||
3:04 | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | |||
3:01 | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | |||
3:00 | Anthony Edwards misses two point putback layup | |||
2:58 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot | |||
2:51 | Aaron Holiday offensive rebound | |||
2:51 | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point putback layup | 79-81 | |
2:36 | JaVale McGee blocks Naz Reid's two point jump shot | |||
2:35 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
2:26 | JaVale McGee blocks Malik Beasley's two point driving layup | |||
2:26 | JaVale McGee blocks Malik Beasley's two point driving layup | |||
2:26 | JaVale McGee blocks Malik Beasley's two point driving layup | |||
2:24 | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | |||
2:19 | Naz Reid blocks Torrey Craig's two point layup | |||
2:19 | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | |||
2:14 | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving layup | 79-83 | |
1:54 | +2 | Torrey Craig makes two point driving layup | 81-83 | |
1:40 | Jaylen Nowell misses two point finger roll layup | |||
1:38 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
1:37 | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
1:37 | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:37 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
1:37 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-84 | |
1:23 | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | |||
1:21 | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | |||
1:05 | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 81-86 | |
0:53 | Landry Shamet turnover (bad pass) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | |||
0:51 | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point reverse layup | 81-88 | |
0:28 | Naz Reid personal foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul) | |||
0:27 | Taurean Prince personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
0:27 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 82-88 | |
0:27 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-88 | |
0:19 | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | |||
0:11 | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | |||
0:06 | Aaron Holiday turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:02 | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:41 | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 85-88 | |
11:26 | Taurean Prince misses two point jump shot | |||
11:24 | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | |||
11:15 | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving layup | 87-88 | |
11:15 | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | |||
11:15 | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 88-88 | |
10:56 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 88-90 | |
10:40 | Deandre Ayton misses two point floating jump shot | |||
10:37 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
10:30 | D'Angelo Russell misses two point jump shot | |||
10:28 | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | |||
10:17 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point reverse layup (Torrey Craig assists) | 90-90 | |
10:08 | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 90-92 | |
9:52 | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Deandre Ayton's two point driving hook shot | |||
9:50 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
9:46 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
9:43 | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | |||
9:27 | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | |||
9:27 | Mikal Bridges misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:27 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
9:27 | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-92 | |
9:12 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 91-94 | |
8:56 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 93-94 | |
8:35 | Karl-Anthony Towns flagrant 1 (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | |||
8:35 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover | |||
8:35 | +1 | Landry Shamet makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 94-94 | |
8:35 | +1 | Landry Shamet makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 95-94 | |
8:26 | +2 | Landry Shamet makes two point jump shot | 97-94 | |
8:07 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
8:05 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | |||
7:51 | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-94 | |
7:51 | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-94 | |
7:36 | Landry Shamet blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point layup | |||
7:38 | Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point layup | |||
7:38 | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | |||
7:37 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
7:36 | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
7:36 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 99-95 | |
7:36 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-96 | |
7:18 | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 102-96 | |
7:02 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point finger roll layup (Naz Reid assists) | 102-98 | |
6:47 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving layup (Cameron Payne assists) | 104-98 | |
6:36 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 104-100 | |
6:13 | Cameron Payne misses two point layup | |||
6:11 | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | |||
6:10 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
6:08 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
6:08 | Cameron Payne personal foul (Jarred Vanderbilt draws the foul) | |||
5:29 | Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
5:53 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 104-103 | |
5:30 | Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
5:18 | Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | |||
4:51 | Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (traveling) | |||
5:14 | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 106-103 | |
4:51 | Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (traveling) | |||
4:36 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 108-103 | |
4:23 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
4:22 | Suns defensive rebound | |||
4:08 | Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot | |||
4:06 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
4:02 | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot | 111-103 | |
4:00 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
3:48 | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Jae Crowder steals) | |||
3:30 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point layup | 113-103 | |
3:19 | Devin Booker personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | |||
3:10 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
3:08 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
3:06 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 113-106 | |
2:42 | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 116-106 | |
2:31 | Malik Beasley turnover (lost ball) (Devin Booker steals) | |||
2:26 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving dunk | 118-106 | |
2:24 | Devin Booker technical foul | |||
2:24 | +1 | Malik Beasley makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 118-107 | |
2:17 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
2:14 | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | |||
2:10 | Patrick Beverley personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
2:10 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 119-107 | |
2:10 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 120-107 | |
1:58 | Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot | |||
1:55 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
1:42 | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | |||
1:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
1:33 | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point finger roll layup | 120-109 | |
1:20 | +3 | Deandre Ayton makes three point jump shot (Jae Crowder assists) | 123-109 | |
1:10 | Patrick Beverley misses three point step back jump shot | |||
1:06 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
1:04 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 123-112 | |
1:03 | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Take) (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
1:03 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 124-112 | |
1:03 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 125-112 | |
1:02 | Ish Wainright personal foul (Take) (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
0:54 | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot | 125-115 | |
0:37 | Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot | |||
0:34 | Jake Layman defensive rebound | |||
0:17 | Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Leandro Bolmaro draws the foul) | |||
0:17 | Leandro Bolmaro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:17 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:17 | +1 | Leandro Bolmaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 125-116 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
+ 1 | Leandro Bolmaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:17 |
Timberwolves offensive rebound | 0:17 |
Leandro Bolmaro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:17 |
Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Leandro Bolmaro draws the foul) | 0:17 |
Jake Layman defensive rebound | 0:34 |
Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot | 0:37 |
+ 3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot | 0:54 |
Ish Wainright personal foul (Take) (Naz Reid draws the foul) | 1:02 |
+ 1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:03 |
+ 1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:03 |
Anthony Edwards personal foul (Take) (Devin Booker draws the foul) | 1:03 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 125 | 116 |
Field Goals | 45-86 (52.3%) | 42-95 (44.2%) |
3-Pointers | 12-33 (36.4%) | 13-43 (30.2%) |
Free Throws | 23-29 (79.3%) | 19-22 (86.4%) |
Total Rebounds | 51 | 52 |
Offensive | 11 | 15 |
Defensive | 32 | 30 |
Team | 8 | 7 |
Assists | 30 | 27 |
Steals | 6 | 5 |
Blocks | 9 | 5 |
Turnovers | 12 | 12 |
Fouls | 21 | 22 |
Technicals | 4 | 5 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Suns 59-14 | 114.8 PPG | 45.3 RPG | 27.4 APG |
Timberwolves 42-32 | 115.9 PPG | 44.2 RPG | 25.7 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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. | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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A. Edwards SG | 21.3 PPG | 4.8 RPG | 3.8 APG | 44.1 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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PTS | REB | AST | |||
A. Edwards SG | 19 PTS | 4 REB | 4 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
D. Ayton | 35 | 14 | 3 | 15/24 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | +11 | 54 |
D. Booker | 28 | 3 | 7 | 7/15 | 1/4 | 13/16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 44 |
M. Bridges | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6/11 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +16 | 29 |
C. Payne | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5/11 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 35 |
J. Crowder | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2/7 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 16 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
D. Ayton | 35 | 14 | 3 | 15/24 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | +11 | 54 |
D. Booker | 28 | 3 | 7 | 7/15 | 1/4 | 13/16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 44 |
M. Bridges | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6/11 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +16 | 29 |
C. Payne | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5/11 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 35 |
J. Crowder | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2/7 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 16 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
L. Shamet | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | 5/9 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +21 | 21 |
T. Craig | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
J. McGee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
A. Holiday | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
B. Biyombo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 |
E. Payton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
I. Wainright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
F. Kaminsky | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P. Bass | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Saric | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
I. Lundberg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Jackson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Paul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 125 | 43 | 30 | 45/86 | 12/33 | 23/29 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 32 | +45 | 231 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7/17 | 3/8 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 28 |
K. Towns | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6/13 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 32 |
J. Vanderbilt | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5/11 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | +2 | 24 |
P. Beverley | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3/7 | 0/4 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 25 |
D. Russell | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3/9 | 0/5 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 22 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7/17 | 3/8 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 28 |
K. Towns | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6/13 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 32 |
J. Vanderbilt | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5/11 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | +2 | 24 |
P. Beverley | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3/7 | 0/4 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 25 |
D. Russell | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3/9 | 0/5 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 22 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
M. Beasley | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4/9 | 4/8 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 20 |
J. Nowell | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5/9 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 15 |
T. Prince | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4/10 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 12 |
N. Reid | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3/6 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 19 |
J. McLaughlin | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 14 |
L. Bolmaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 |
J. Layman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 1 |
J. Okogie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 |
N. Knight | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Wright IV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. McDaniels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 116 | 45 | 27 | 42/95 | 13/43 | 19/22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 30 | -45 | 213 |