Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Nov 15, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	18	22	26	33	99
MIN	21	18	23	34	96

Game Recap

The Suns have now won nine consecutive games as they defeated the Timberwolves, 99-96. Devin Booker recorded 29 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Suns, while Deandre Ayton (22 points, 12 rebounds) and Chris Paul (21 points, eight assists) added a combined 43 points in the victory. Karl-Anthony Towns tallied a season-high 35 points, along with 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 10-3 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 4-9.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	32	2-8	0-4	3-4	4	1	1	0	1	2	+1	7
99Jae CrowderPF	28	0-9	0-5	2-5	6	1	1	0	3	4	-6	2
22Deandre AytonC	32	10-14	0-0	2-3	12	1	0	0	2	5	-5	22
1Devin BookerSG	34	7-16	2-4	13-15	5	5	2	0	1	5	+8	29
3Chris PaulPG	33	6-14	2-5	7-7	3	8	1	0	3	1	-13	21
23Cameron Johnson	21	3-9	1-6	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	2	+8	7
15Cameron Payne	14	0-3	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	+16	0
00JaVale McGee	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	2	2	1	+10	2
14Landry Shamet	17	2-6	2-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	6
11Abdel Nader	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	0	-3	0
8Frank Kaminsky	3	1-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1	3
35Chandler Hutchison	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Elfrid Payton	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jalen Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-8537.6%	7-3122.6%	28-3677.8%	52	21	8	2	15	23	-	99

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	39	2-11	1-6	4-6	12	6	1	3	6	5	-5	9
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	23	2-4	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	0	2	5	+3	4
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	40	10-19	5-9	10-11	13	2	1	0	7	5	-3	35
0D'Angelo RussellSG	34	7-21	1-10	7-7	2	4	2	0	0	4	0	22
22Patrick BeverleyPG	33	4-8	2-5	0-1	7	1	0	0	1	4	-5	10
20Josh Okogie	14	0-3	0-1	0-2	2	0	1	0	2	0	-3	0
3Jaden McDaniels	30	2-5	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	5	+2	4
5Malik Beasley	23	4-14	4-11	0-0	8	3	2	0	0	0	-4	12
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jaylen Nowell	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Taurean Prince	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	31-8536.5%	13-4429.5%	21-2777.8%	54	18	8	3	18	28	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Ayton: Tip to Paul
(11:44) MISS Crowder 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:41) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:33) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:27) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:20) MISS Edwards 3PT Jump Shot
(11:17) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:14) Booker 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
20
(10:53) Towns Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:47) MISS Booker 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:43) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:42) Ayton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:42) Russell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:38) Vanderbilt Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
22
(10:22) MISS Bridges 15' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:19) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:06) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
25
(9:37) MISS Paul 3PT Jump Shot
(9:34) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:29) Russell 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
27
(9:03) MISS Crowder 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:01) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:53) MISS Beverley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:48) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:32) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(8:29) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:22) Towns Traveling Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:08) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:03) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:03) Bridges Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
47
(7:51) Crowder S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
+1 (7:51) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
48
+1 (7:51) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
49
(7:40) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Flores)
+1 (7:40) Bridges Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
59
+1 (7:40) Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
69
(7:33) MISS Russell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:30) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:25) MISS Crowder 21' Jump Shot
(7:22) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:19) Edwards Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:05) Crowder Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (J.Capers)
(7:05) Crowder Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (6:55) Beverley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
612
+2 (6:41) Ayton 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
812
(6:41) Russell S.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Smith)
(6:41) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:41) Ayton Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
912
+2 (6:27) Towns 21' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
914
+2 (6:06) Ayton 1' Alley Oop Dunk (5 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
1114
(5:53) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:51) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:44) MISS Paul 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:40) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:32) MISS McDaniels 8' Jump Shot
(5:32) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (5:28) Towns 6' Hook Shot (9 PTS)
1116
(5:13) MISS Booker 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:13) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:05) Booker S.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Smith)
+1 (5:05) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
1117
+1 (5:05) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
1118
(4:52) McGee Double Dribble Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:42) Towns Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T4)
(4:22) MISS McGee 4' Floating Jump Shot
(4:21) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:14) MISS Okogie 3PT Jump Shot
(4:11) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:50) Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
1418
(3:30) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:27) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:20) MISS Booker 1' Driving Layup
(3:20) Edwards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:18) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:14) MISS Edwards 2' Driving Layup
(3:13) Edwards REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(3:11) MISS Beverley 3PT Jump Shot
(3:11) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(3:09) Bridges L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
(2:56) MISS McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:53) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:50) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Smith)
(2:50) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:50) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1518
+1 (2:50) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1618
(2:31) Shamet P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Capers)
(2:18) MISS Russell 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:15) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:08) MISS Payne 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:58) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
1621
(1:44) MISS Booker 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:41) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(1:32) MISS Beasley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:29) Nader REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:21) MISS Payne 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:19) McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:19) MISS McGee 2' Tip Layup Shot
(1:17) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(1:12) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:57) Johnson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (McGee 1 AST)
1821
(0:43) MISS Okogie 1' Cutting Dunk Shot
(0:43) McGee BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:42) Suns Rebound
(0:33) MISS Shamet 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:28) McGee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(0:28) Russell P.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Capers)
(0:20) Nader Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:20) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Capers)
(0:00) MISS Okogie Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:00) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(0:00) MISS Okogie Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:00) McGee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

MIN

99Points96

32-85(37.6%)Field Goal(%)31-85(36.5%)

7-31(22.6%)3-Point(%)13-44(29.5%)

28-36(77.8%)Free Throw(%)21-27(77.8%)

52(14)Rebounds(Offensive)54(13)

21Assists18

8Steals8

2Blocks3

15Turnovers18

23Fouls28

38Pts In The Paint30

7Fast Break Pts8

12Pts Off Turnovers12

18Bench Pts16

7Largest Lead7

Game Details

Monday, November 15, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 16,274 (84.1%)