Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Phoenix Suns

Mar 19, 2021

FINAL

10-32MinnesotaT-wolves

101

27-13PhoenixSuns

113

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	25	24	23	101
PHX	34	30	19	30	113

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Timberwolves, 113-101, splitting their two-game back-to-back series. Chris Paul recorded 20 points and nine assists for the Suns, while Anthony Edwards tallied 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 27-13 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 10-32.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Josh OkogieSF	27	2-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	2	1	1	2	-15	5
3Jaden McDanielsPF	28	4-11	0-4	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	2	+11	8
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	35	9-12	3-4	3-4	9	1	0	1	5	4	-11	24
1Anthony EdwardsSG	36	4-18	3-8	0-0	10	6	1	1	7	2	-12	11
9Ricky RubioPG	33	7-10	3-6	4-5	5	10	0	0	0	0	-9	21
4Jaylen Nowell	22	6-9	2-5	0-1	1	1	2	1	1	5	-16	14
41Juancho Hernangomez	18	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	-20	3
10Jake Layman	12	1-5	0-2	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	0	+5	2
11Naz Reid	12	1-2	0-0	6-6	2	1	0	1	2	1	-1	8
23Jarrett Culver	9	2-4	0-1	1-2	0	1	1	0	1	2	+3	5
8Jarred Vanderbilt	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+5	0
5Malik Beasley	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	37-7946.8%	13-3537.1%	14-1877.8%	39	22	8	6	19	19	-	101

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	34	7-9	3-4	0-0	6	3	3	0	0	1	+14	17
99Jae CrowderPF	28	3-6	3-5	1-1	4	2	1	0	2	3	+9	10
22Deandre AytonC	17	3-7	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	0	1	5	+12	8
1Devin BookerSG	35	6-18	1-4	3-4	7	5	2	0	5	2	+18	16
3Chris PaulPG	33	8-16	1-2	3-3	1	9	0	0	3	1	+11	20
15Cameron Payne	18	4-8	1-2	2-2	5	4	0	0	1	0	+4	11
11Abdel Nader	16	4-9	1-2	1-3	3	0	0	1	1	2	-6	10
20Dario Saric	23	1-4	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	3	1	-1	2
8Frank Kaminsky	13	2-3	0-1	1-2	1	2	1	0	0	1	+4	5
2Langston Galloway	15	5-6	4-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	2	+3	14
10Jalen Smith	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-8	0
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jevon Carter	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Torrey Craig	— did not play —												— did not play —
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8650.0%	14-2751.9%	13-1776.5%	40	29	8	1	18	19	-	113

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINPHX

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Towns: Tip to Rubio
+2 (11:33) McDaniels 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:14) Ayton 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
22
(10:58) MISS Edwards 6' Driving Layup
(10:56) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:40) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Sterling)
+1 (10:40) Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
23
+1 (10:40) Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
24
(10:27) MISS Okogie 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:24) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:13) Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
27
+2 (10:03) Rubio 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
47
(9:52) MISS Ayton 15' Jump Shot
(9:49) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:38) MISS Towns 6' Driving Hook Shot
(9:33) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:28) Crowder Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:28) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:25) Towns 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
67
(9:25) Crowder S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Sterling)
+1 (9:25) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
77
(9:09) MISS Ayton 6' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(9:05) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:55) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:54) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:43) Booker 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
79
(8:30) MISS Edwards 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(8:28) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:23) Crowder 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
712
+2 (8:11) Towns 9' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
912
(8:11) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Fitzgerald)
+1 (8:11) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
1012
+2 (7:55) Ayton 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1014
+2 (7:45) Rubio 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1214
(7:38) MISS Booker 3' Driving Layup
(7:36) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:31) Okogie 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
1514
(7:10) MISS Booker 24' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(7:09) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:57) Booker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:57) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:52) Rubio 2' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
1714
+3 (6:41) Crowder 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
1717
+3 (6:22) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
2017
(6:11) MISS Paul 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:09) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:01) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(5:58) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:50) Booker 13' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2019
(5:23) Timberwolves Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(5:23) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (5:11) Bridges 13' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
2021
(4:47) MISS Okogie 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:44) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:38) Okogie S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (4:38) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2022
+1 (4:38) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2023
(4:28) MISS Nowell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:27) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:15) Booker Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:15) Nowell STEAL (1 STL)
(4:10) MISS Hernangomez 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:05) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:57) Booker Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
+3 (3:42) Rubio 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
2323
+2 (3:25) Booker 14' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2325
(3:16) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:07) MISS Layman 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:07) Nader BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:05) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:57) MISS Ayton 9' Hook Shot
(2:54) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:46) Culver 3' Layup (2 PTS)
2525
(2:36) Culver P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Fitzgerald)
(2:21) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:16) Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:13) Hernangomez Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:01) Layman Violation:Kicked Ball (K.Fitzgerald)
+3 (1:52) Nader 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)
2528
+2 (1:31) Reid 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2728
(1:19) MISS Galloway 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:15) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:59) MISS Culver 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:59) SUNS Rebound
(0:59) Hernangomez L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Fitzgerald)
+2 (0:46) Kaminsky 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2730
(0:35) MISS Layman 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:32) Saric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:14) Payne 17' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2732
(0:05) Galloway Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (J.Sterling)
+2 (0:02) Culver 8' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Reid 1 AST)
2932
(0:00) Nowell P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (0:00) Payne Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2933
+1 (0:00) Payne Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2934

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

PHX

101Points113

37-79(46.8%)Field Goal(%)43-86(50.0%)

13-35(37.1%)3-Point(%)14-27(51.9%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

39(5)Rebounds(Offensive)40(6)

22Assists29

8Steals8

6Blocks1

19Turnovers18

19Fouls19

42Pts In The Paint36

12Fast Break Pts7

21Pts Off Turnovers22

32Bench Pts42

5Largest Lead21

Game Details

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