Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Feb 28, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	30	23	33	32	118
MIN	26	22	28	23	99

Game Recap

Led by Devin Bookers season-high 43 points, along with five rebounds and five assists, the Suns defeated the Timberwolves, 118-99. Additionally for the Suns, Deandre Ayton added 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Chris Paul tallied 11 points and 15 assists in the victory. Karl-Anthony Towns (21 points, 10 rebounds) and Anthony Edwards (24 points, five rebounds) combined for 45 points for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 22-11 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 7-28.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	27	4-5	0-0	1-1	7	2	2	2	1	0	+14	9
8Frank KaminskyPF	15	3-9	1-3	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	-4	9
22Deandre AytonC	25	9-11	0-0	4-4	10	1	1	0	0	4	+13	22
1Devin BookerSG	34	15-26	1-6	12-13	5	5	0	1	2	3	+18	43
3Chris PaulPG	32	5-8	1-2	0-0	6	15	1	0	4	1	+18	11
99Jae Crowder	26	0-4	0-2	0-0	6	0	0	0	3	0	+19	0
55E'Twaun Moore	18	0-4	0-0	0-0	3	3	2	0	2	0	+3	0
20Dario Saric	15	5-7	3-5	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	3	+16	13
23Cameron Johnson	16	2-9	1-5	1-1	3	0	0	0	2	1	+10	6
11Abdel Nader	18	1-4	0-2	3-3	1	0	0	1	1	3	+3	5
4Jevon Carter	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-5	0
10Jalen Smith	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5	0
15Cameron Payne	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-5	0
2Langston Galloway	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8949.4%	7-2725.9%	23-2495.8%	47	27	7	5	16	18	-	118

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	35	8-22	2-8	6-6	5	1	3	0	4	3	-15	24
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	1	2	0	-8	2
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	33	7-16	2-7	5-6	10	1	1	1	2	4	-6	21
20Josh OkogieSG	18	0-5	0-2	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	3	-12	2
9Ricky RubioPG	25	2-8	0-3	2-2	2	6	3	0	2	2	-12	6
4Jaylen Nowell	20	1-8	0-2	4-4	3	1	1	0	1	2	-9	6
10Jake Layman	30	5-8	1-3	0-0	4	4	0	1	3	1	-9	11
6Jordan McLaughlin	22	2-7	2-4	0-0	4	4	1	0	0	1	-7	6
11Naz Reid	13	4-6	0-1	1-2	2	2	0	1	0	5	-9	9
23Jarrett Culver	9	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	-6	0
3Jaden McDaniels	8	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-2	5
41Juancho Hernangomez	7	3-5	0-1	1-2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	7
5Malik Beasley	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-9337.6%	8-3522.9%	21-2487.5%	44	21	12	4	15	22	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXMIN

(11:56) Jump Ball Towns vs. Ayton: Tip to Paul
(11:46) MISS Kaminsky 3PT Jump Shot
(11:43) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:32) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
03
(11:16) MISS Kaminsky 2' Layup
(11:16) Vanderbilt BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:16) Suns Rebound
(11:15) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:13) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(11:06) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:06) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(10:58) MISS Kaminsky 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:54) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:50) Vanderbilt Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (10:29) Kaminsky 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
23
(10:13) MISS Rubio 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:10) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:59) MISS Kaminsky 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(9:59) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:54) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:54) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
+1 (9:54) Kaminsky Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
33
+1 (9:54) Kaminsky Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
43
(9:39) Okogie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:39) Bridges STEAL (2 STL)
(9:35) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:31) Bridges REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(9:25) MISS Ayton 5' Hook Shot
(9:23) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:05) Edwards 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
45
(8:41) MISS Booker 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:36) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:33) Booker S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adair)
+1 (8:33) Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
46
+1 (8:33) Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
47
(8:25) MISS Paul 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:22) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:21) Ayton 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
67
(8:07) MISS Edwards 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:03) Bridges REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:01) Bridges Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:01) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:59) Edwards 2' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
69
+2 (7:35) Booker 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
89
(7:25) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:12) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:08) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:00) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:58) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:55) MISS Okogie 3PT Jump Shot
(6:52) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:47) Bridges 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
109
(6:33) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:29) Bridges REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (6:23) Ayton 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
129
(5:59) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
(5:59) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:59) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (5:59) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1210
+2 (5:48) Booker 10' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
1410
(5:32) MISS Vanderbilt 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(5:30) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:27) Okogie S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
+1 (5:27) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1510
+1 (5:27) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1610
(5:16) Ayton P.FOUL (P2.T3) (B.Taylor)
(5:16) Rubio Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:05) Nowell P.FOUL (P1.T3) (P.Ransom)
(5:00) MISS Booker 1' Layup
(4:57) Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:43) Layman 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
1613
(4:27) MISS Saric 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:25) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:16) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Taylor)
(4:16) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:04) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:00) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:52) MISS Edwards 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:50) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:45) Booker Driving Dunk (8 PTS)
1813
(3:32) MISS Nowell 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:30) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:20) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(3:17) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:11) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.Ransom)
+1 (3:11) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1814
+1 (3:11) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1815
+2 (3:00) Saric Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Moore 1 AST)
2015
(2:56) Booker S.FOUL (P2.PN) (B.Adair)
(2:56) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:56) Nowell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2016
+1 (2:56) Nowell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2017
(2:40) MISS Johnson 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:38) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:27) Layman Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:27) Moore STEAL (1 STL)
(2:24) Moore Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:24) Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
(2:21) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T7)
(2:21) Moore STEAL (2 STL)
(2:15) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:11) McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:06) Layman 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
2019
+2 (1:53) Saric 11' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
2219
+2 (1:41) Edwards 2' Driving Dunk (8 PTS) (Layman 1 AST)
2221
(1:41) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (1:30) Johnson 5' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
2421
(1:30) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Adair)
+1 (1:30) Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2521
(1:21) Layman Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
(1:21) Paul STEAL (1 STL)
(1:16) MISS Crowder 21' Jump Shot
(1:16) Moore REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:09) MISS Moore 3' Jump Shot
(1:09) McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:01) Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2524
+2 (0:50) Paul 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2724
+2 (0:30) Nowell Layup (4 PTS) (Reid 1 AST)
2726
+3 (0:08) Saric 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Moore 2 AST)
3026
(0:02) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:02) Moore REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

MIN

118Points99

44-89(49.4%)Field Goal(%)35-93(37.6%)

7-27(25.9%)3-Point(%)8-35(22.9%)

23-24(95.8%)Free Throw(%)21-24(87.5%)

47(8)Rebounds(Offensive)44(10)

27Assists21

7Steals12

5Blocks4

16Turnovers15

18Fouls22

56Pts In The Paint50

11Fast Break Pts24

8Pts Off Turnovers22

24Bench Pts44

24Largest Lead3

Game Details

Sunday, February 28, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

capacity: 19,356