Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Dec 16, 2017

FINAL

10-21PhoenixSuns

108

17-13MinnesotaT-wolves

106

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	22	20	35	31	108
MIN	25	25	31	25	106

Game Recap

Isaiah Canaan hit three free throws with 6 seconds to play in his first game with Phoenix and the Suns rallied to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 108-106. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 28 points and 11 rebounds.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12T.J. WarrenSF	31	4-14	0-1	7-8	5	2	1	0	1	1	-11	15
0Marquese ChrissPF	16	1-6	0-3	1-2	2	2	0	0	2	4	-27	3
4Tyson ChandlerC	20	0-0	0-0	4-4	6	1	0	1	3	4	-18	4
20Josh JacksonSG	21	4-9	0-2	5-7	8	1	0	0	1	2	-21	13
8Tyler UlisPG	21	2-8	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	5	2	-17	4
30Troy Daniels	27	5-8	4-6	3-3	1	0	0	0	2	0	+19	17
2Isaiah Canaan	26	3-5	1-2	8-8	5	7	0	0	4	2	+19	15
35Dragan Bender	29	6-10	5-8	0-0	2	1	1	1	1	2	+22	17
21Alex Len	28	6-9	0-0	0-0	19	6	2	1	4	3	+20	12
23Danuel House Jr.	14	2-3	1-1	3-3	0	1	0	0	0	1	+17	8
3Jared Dudley	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+7	0
55Mike James	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Greg Monroe	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-7245.8%	11-2445.8%	31-3588.6%	52	22	4	3	23	21	-	108

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	36	5-16	1-6	2-4	1	1	3	1	2	4	+3	13
67Taj GibsonPF	40	8-14	0-0	2-2	10	1	0	2	0	3	0	18
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	40	7-17	4-7	10-12	11	4	2	1	1	5	+13	28
23Jimmy ButlerSG	36	5-18	0-3	0-0	6	2	3	0	1	1	+10	10
0Jeff TeaguePG	34	8-14	1-3	0-1	1	8	1	3	0	3	+6	17
5Gorgui Dieng	15	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	1	-17	2
1Tyus Jones	13	3-3	2-2	2-2	0	1	3	0	0	0	-8	10
11Jamal Crawford	17	2-7	1-4	1-1	0	4	0	0	1	1	-17	6
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	5	1-2	0-1	0-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Nemanja Bjelica	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Aaron Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Shabazz Muhammad	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-9542.1%	9-2733.3%	17-2470.8%	31	21	14	8	6	19	-	106

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXMIN

(11:55) Jump Ball Towns vs. Chandler: Tip to Wiggins
(11:43) MISS Towns 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:41) Ulis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) Chandler Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:26) Wiggins STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:22) Gibson 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
02
(11:07) MISS Chriss 24' Jump Shot
(11:04) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:55) Chandler S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ayotte)
+1 (10:55) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
03
+1 (10:55) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
04
(10:42) Ulis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:42) Wiggins STEAL (2 STL)
(10:37) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:34) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:21) Jackson 15' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
24
(10:04) MISS Butler 6' Floating Jump Shot
(10:02) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:57) Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gibson 1 AST)
27
(9:42) MISS Chriss 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:38) Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:36) Ulis 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Chriss 1 AST)
47
+2 (9:10) Gibson 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
49
(8:51) Ulis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:51) Wiggins STEAL (3 STL)
(8:45) Wiggins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:45) Warren STEAL (1 STL)
(8:26) Gibson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ayotte)
+1 (8:26) Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
59
+1 (8:26) Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
69
(8:20) Warren S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Mauer)
+1 (8:20) Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
610
+1 (8:20) Wiggins Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
611
(8:08) Chandler Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(8:08) Butler STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:57) Gibson 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
613
(7:52) Chandler Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(7:52) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(7:49) MISS Teague 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:48) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:48) MISS Gibson 1' Putback Dunk
(7:48) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:47) Towns 1' Putback Dunk (4 PTS)
615
(7:45) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:31) Chriss OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Ayotte)
(7:31) Chriss Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T6)
(7:07) MISS Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:06) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(7:06) TIMBERWOLVES Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(6:52) Ulis Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T7)
(6:52) Teague STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:46) Butler 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
617
(6:32) Ulis Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T8)
(6:32) Butler STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:28) Butler 1' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
619
(6:12) MISS Jackson 2' Driving Layup
(6:09) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:58) MISS Teague 3PT Jump Shot
(5:56) Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:51) Warren 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Ulis 1 AST)
819
(5:26) MISS Towns 8' Jump Shot
(5:23) Chriss REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:17) MISS Ulis 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:15) Suns Rebound
(5:12) MISS Warren 9' Floating Jump Shot
(5:09) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(5:05) Chriss S.FOUL (P2.T3) (K.Mauer)
(5:05) MISS Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:05) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(5:05) MISS Wiggins Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:01) Warren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:55) Daniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Canaan 1 AST)
1119
+2 (4:29) Teague 21' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1121
(4:14) MISS Bender 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:12) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:03) Dieng 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Teague 2 AST)
1123
+2 (3:38) Warren 8' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
1323
(3:20) MISS Wiggins 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:17) Canaan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:11) Canaan 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Warren 1 AST)
1523
(2:47) MISS Butler 12' Jump Shot
(2:45) Canaan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:39) Warren Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T9)
(2:39) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:27) MISS Wiggins 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:23) Len REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:04) Warren 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1723
(1:49) MISS Gibson 21' Jump Shot
(1:46) Canaan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (1:32) Bender 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Len 1 AST)
2023
(1:10) MISS Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:07) MISS Dieng 1' Layup
(1:07) Bender BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:07) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+2 (0:59) Wiggins 20' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2025
(0:35) MISS Bender 6' Driving Hook Shot
(0:33) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:28) MISS Crawford 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:26) Warren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:04) Len 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Canaan 2 AST)
2225
(0:01) MISS Wiggins 1' Driving Layup
(0:00) Bender REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

MIN

108Points106

33-72(45.8%)Field Goal(%)40-95(42.1%)

11-24(45.8%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

31-35(88.6%)Free Throw(%)17-24(70.8%)

52(13)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)

22Assists21

4Steals14

3Blocks8

23Turnovers6

21Fouls19

34Pts In The Paint46

10Fast Break Pts14

7Pts Off Turnovers29

69Bench Pts20

5Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, December 16, 2017 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,109 (93.6%)