Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Phoenix Suns

Dec 23, 2017

FINAL

20-13MinnesotaT-wolves

115

12-23PhoenixSuns

106

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	33	31	22	29	115
PHX	24	19	37	26	106

Game Recap

Jimm Butler led the way with 32 points and six rebounds as the Timberwolves topped the Suns.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	30	8-17	1-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	2	4	-4	17
67Taj GibsonPF	34	4-8	0-1	1-2	8	0	1	1	1	3	-9	9
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	38	6-10	1-2	3-4	14	1	1	2	3	4	+14	16
23Jimmy ButlerSG	37	10-19	0-3	12-13	6	3	0	1	1	2	+2	32
0Jeff TeaguePG	33	5-9	0-1	2-2	7	6	0	0	5	2	-5	12
5Gorgui Dieng	22	2-6	2-2	4-4	7	3	1	2	0	1	+11	10
11Jamal Crawford	21	4-11	1-4	2-2	1	3	0	0	2	1	+12	11
1Tyus Jones	14	3-4	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2	+14	7
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	2	+10	1
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	-	42-8450.0%	6-1637.5%	25-2986.2%	47	18	6	6	14	21	-	115

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12T.J. WarrenSF	38	12-25	0-2	0-0	9	2	2	1	2	3	-2	24
0Marquese ChrissPF	25	4-8	1-4	3-6	2	2	0	3	2	1	-1	12
4Tyson ChandlerC	31	2-4	0-0	0-0	15	2	0	0	1	3	-2	4
20Josh JacksonSG	19	4-6	1-2	2-6	2	3	0	0	1	4	-3	11
8Tyler UlisPG	17	2-5	0-1	0-2	2	3	1	0	4	2	-1	4
2Isaiah Canaan	30	4-10	2-5	5-5	0	9	1	0	1	2	-8	15
30Troy Daniels	29	6-14	6-12	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	3	-6	18
21Alex Len	16	4-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	1	-7	8
35Dragan Bender	22	2-7	1-4	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	-8	7
23Danuel House Jr.	8	0-2	0-2	3-3	1	1	1	0	0	0	-7	3
1Devin Booker	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Jared Dudley	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Greg Monroe	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8646.5%	11-3234.4%	15-2462.5%	36	24	5	4	13	22	-	106

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINPHX

(11:57) Jump Ball Chandler vs. Towns: Tip to Gibson
(11:46) Teague Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:46) Ulis STEAL (1 STL)
(11:22) MISS Warren 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:18) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) Teague Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(11:04) MISS Warren 3PT Jump Shot
(11:00) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:52) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (K.Fitzgerald)
(10:52) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(10:39) MISS Jackson 4' Driving Layup
(10:37) Timberwolves Rebound
(10:37) Jackson L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (L.Wood)
(10:24) MISS Butler 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:20) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) MISS Warren 14' Jump Shot
(10:06) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:03) Wiggins Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
(10:03) Wiggins Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(9:47) MISS Ulis 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:44) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:39) Wiggins 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
30
(9:19) MISS Chriss 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:17) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:08) Jackson S.FOUL (P2.T2) (K.Fitzgerald)
(9:08) MISS Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:08) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (9:08) Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
40
(8:58) Gibson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Fitzgerald)
+1 (8:58) Chriss Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
41
(8:58) MISS Chriss Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:54) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (8:44) Teague 17' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
61
(8:37) Chriss Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:25) Teague Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T5)
(8:08) MISS Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:08) Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:01) Towns 1' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
81
(7:49) MISS Warren 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:49) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:36) Teague 11' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
101
(7:35) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:22) Gibson S.FOUL (P2.T3) (A.Smith)
(7:22) MISS Chriss Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:22) SUNS Rebound
+1 (7:22) Chriss Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
102
+2 (7:13) Wiggins 20' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
122
+2 (6:50) Chriss 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Canaan 1 AST)
124
(6:35) MISS Wiggins 1' Driving Layup
(6:33) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:29) MISS Warren 11' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:26) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:13) Daniels S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Fitzgerald)
+1 (6:13) Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
134
+1 (6:13) Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
144
+2 (5:53) Warren 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Canaan 2 AST)
146
+2 (5:43) Butler 1' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Teague 2 AST)
166
(5:33) Warren Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:19) MISS Wiggins 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:16) Len REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:12) Canaan Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (4:58) Butler 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
186
(4:33) MISS Daniels 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:33) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:33) Timberwolves Rebound
(4:33) Daniels L.B.FOUL (P2.T4) (K.Fitzgerald)
(4:17) Bender P.FOUL (P1.PN) (A.Smith)
+1 (4:17) Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
196
+1 (4:17) Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
206
(4:04) MISS Daniels 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:00) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:56) Len S.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Wood)
+1 (3:56) Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
216
+1 (3:56) Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
226
+2 (3:42) Len 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Canaan 3 AST)
228
(3:21) Wiggins Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
(3:21) Wiggins L.B.FOUL (P2.T4) (K.Fitzgerald)
+2 (3:09) Bender 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2210
(2:54) MISS Teague 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:54) Len REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:50) MISS Daniels 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:50) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:46) Canaan P.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Fitzgerald)
(2:46) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:46) Teague Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2310
+1 (2:46) Teague Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2410
(2:28) Jones S.FOUL (P1.PN) (A.Smith)
+1 (2:28) Canaan Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
2411
+1 (2:28) Canaan Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
2412
+1 (2:28) Canaan Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
2413
(2:17) MISS Wiggins 15' Floating Jump Shot
(2:16) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:16) MISS Gibson 1' Tip Layup Shot
(2:12) Gibson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (2:07) Wiggins 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Crawford 1 AST)
2613
+3 (1:45) Bender 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (House Jr. 1 AST)
2616
+3 (1:24) Crawford 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
2916
(1:11) MISS Bender 6' Driving Layup
(1:11) Gibson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:11) SUNS Rebound
+3 (1:10) Daniels 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Canaan 4 AST)
2919
+2 (1:00) Crawford 21' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS)
3119
(0:49) Wiggins S.FOUL (P3.PN) (K.Fitzgerald)
+1 (0:49) House Jr. Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
3120
+1 (0:49) House Jr. Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
3121
+1 (0:49) House Jr. Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
3122
(0:41) MISS Crawford 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:40) SUNS Rebound
(0:36) MISS Canaan 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:36) Dieng BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:34) Crawford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:32) Crawford Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
(0:32) House Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(0:31) MISS House Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:27) Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:25) Len 1' Dunk (4 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
3124
+2 (0:06) Crawford 19' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3324
(0:02) MISS Canaan 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:00) SUNS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

PHX

115Points106

42-84(50.0%)Field Goal(%)40-86(46.5%)

6-16(37.5%)3-Point(%)11-32(34.4%)

25-29(86.2%)Free Throw(%)15-24(62.5%)

47(13)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

18Assists24

6Steals5

6Blocks4

14Turnovers13

21Fouls22

52Pts In The Paint48

12Fast Break Pts17

18Pts Off Turnovers18

29Bench Pts51

22Largest Lead0

Game Details

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