Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Mar 23, 2022

FINAL

59-14PhoenixSuns

125

42-32MinnesotaT-wolves

116

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	25	26	32	42	125
MIN	30	34	24	28	116

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Timberwolves, 125-116. Deandre Ayton recorded a career-high 35 points, along with 14 rebounds for the Suns, while Devin Booker added 28 points and seven assists in the victory. Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 59-14 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 42-32.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	38	6-11	2-6	2-5	6	3	1	0	0	1	+16	16
99Jae CrowderPF	24	2-7	1-5	0-0	4	2	2	2	1	5	+4	5
22Deandre AytonC	35	15-24	1-1	4-4	14	3	1	1	3	1	+11	35
1Devin BookerSG	35	7-15	1-4	13-16	3	7	1	0	2	2	+4	28
15Cameron PaynePG	31	5-11	1-5	2-2	4	9	0	1	1	3	+3	13
14Landry Shamet	25	6-10	5-9	2-2	1	1	0	1	2	0	+21	19
0Torrey Craig	25	2-4	1-2	0-0	5	4	1	0	0	2	-1	5
4Aaron Holiday	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	-3	2
00JaVale McGee	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	4	2	4	+4	2
18Bismack Biyombo	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0
12Ish Wainright	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
2Elfrid Payton	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0


TOTAL	-	45-8652.3%	12-3336.4%	23-2979.3%	43	30	6	9	12	20	-	125

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	34	7-17	3-8	2-2	4	4	1	0	4	3	-9	19
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	26	5-11	0-0	2-2	12	1	1	0	3	0	+2	12
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	30	6-13	0-3	3-3	11	2	0	3	1	5	-12	15
0D'Angelo RussellSG	27	3-9	0-5	0-1	3	7	0	0	1	1	-14	6
22Patrick BeverleyPG	30	3-7	0-4	3-3	5	6	0	0	1	3	-8	9
5Malik Beasley	22	4-9	4-8	3-3	4	1	0	1	2	0	-5	15
12Taurean Prince	17	4-10	2-6	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	-10	10
6Jordan McLaughlin	16	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	4	2	0	0	1	-6	4
11Naz Reid	17	3-6	1-2	3-4	3	2	1	1	0	4	+3	10
4Jaylen Nowell	12	5-9	3-5	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	15
9Leandro Bolmaro	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	1
20Josh Okogie	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
10Jake Layman	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9544.2%	13-4330.2%	19-2286.4%	45	27	5	5	12	21	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. Ayton: Tip to Payne
(11:42) MISS Booker 15' Jump Shot
(11:39) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:37) MISS Ayton 9' Putback Layup
(11:34) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:23) Towns 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
02
(10:57) MISS Booker Driving Layup
(10:54) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (10:53) Ayton 8' Hook Bank Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:32) Towns 9' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Beverley 2 AST)
24
(10:15) Payne Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:00) Vanderbilt 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
26
(9:47) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:46) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:39) MISS Vanderbilt 3' Layup
(9:39) Crowder BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:38) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+2 (9:31) Russell 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
28
(9:25) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:24) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:24) Booker P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kogut)
(9:10) MISS Towns 8' Jump Shot
(9:07) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:06) MISS Russell 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:04) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:51) Ayton 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
48
(8:34) MISS Towns 2' Jump Shot
(8:34) Crowder BLOCK (2 BLK)
(8:32) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:30) MISS Towns 2' Layup
(8:28) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (8:28) Vanderbilt Putback Dunk (4 PTS)
410
(8:26) Suns Turnover: 5 Second Violation (T#2)
+3 (8:13) Edwards 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
413
(8:11) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:58) MISS Payne 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:55) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (7:44) Towns 11' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
415
(7:25) Beverley S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kogut)
+1 (7:25) Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
515
+1 (7:25) Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
615
(7:16) Crowder P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
+2 (7:13) Beverley 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 4 AST)
617
(7:04) MISS Ayton 3' Hook Shot
(7:02) Crowder REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:01) MISS Crowder 11' Floating Jump Shot
(6:57) Ayton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (6:56) Ayton 3' Layup (8 PTS)
817
(6:46) MISS Russell 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:44) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:36) Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
1117
(6:17) MISS Edwards 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:15) Crowder REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:10) MISS Payne 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:04) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:01) MISS Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:57) Ayton REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
(5:52) MISS Crowder 3PT Jump Shot
(5:50) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:46) MISS Beasley 3PT Jump Shot
(5:45) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:45) Crowder S.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Kogut)
+1 (5:45) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1118
+1 (5:45) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1119
+2 (5:36) Payne 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1319
(5:36) Russell S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
+1 (5:36) Payne Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1419
(5:29) Payne P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Williams)
+2 (5:19) Towns 13' Jump Bank Shot (10 PTS)
1421
(5:09) Towns P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kogut)
(5:03) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:59) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:53) MISS Vanderbilt 7' Layup
(4:53) Payne BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:51) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(4:44) MISS McLaughlin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:42) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:34) MISS Ayton 14' Jump Shot
(4:30) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:23) MISS Prince 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:20) Ayton REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
(4:11) McLaughlin P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Kogut)
+2 (4:05) Booker 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
1621
+3 (3:48) Prince 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beverley 3 AST)
1624
+2 (3:30) Booker 14' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1824
(3:09) MISS Prince 3PT Jump Shot
(3:08) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:01) Ayton 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
2024
(3:00) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:46) MISS Edwards 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:44) Ayton REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
+3 (2:28) Craig 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ayton 2 AST)
2324
+2 (2:07) Prince Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
2326
(1:54) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:52) Ayton REBOUND (Off:5 Def:2)
(1:51) Ayton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:51) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(1:47) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:47) Craig STEAL (1 STL)
(1:36) MISS Booker 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:33) Ayton REBOUND (Off:6 Def:2)
(1:30) MISS Booker 8' Jump Shot
(1:30) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:27) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(1:23) Edwards Backcourt Turnover (P2.T2)
(1:15) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:08) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:07) Bridges P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Williams)
+1 (1:07) Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2327
+1 (1:07) Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2328
(0:49) MISS Bridges 8' Layup
(0:49) Beasley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:47) Suns Rebound
(0:46) Prince P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Kogut)
+1 (0:46) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2428
(0:46) MISS Booker Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:44) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:33) McGee S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Kogut)
+1 (0:33) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2429
+1 (0:33) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2430
(0:18) Edwards Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Williams)
(0:05) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Kogut)
(0:05) MISS Booker Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:05) Suns Rebound
+1 (0:05) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2530
(0:00) Edwards Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T3)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

MIN

125Points116

45-86(52.3%)Field Goal(%)42-95(44.2%)

12-33(36.4%)3-Point(%)13-43(30.2%)

23-29(79.3%)Free Throw(%)19-22(86.4%)

43(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(15)

30Assists27

6Steals5

9Blocks5

12Turnovers12

20Fouls21

54Pts In The Paint46

7Fast Break Pts11

16Pts Off Turnovers14

28Bench Pts55

14Largest Lead15

Game Details

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,136 (88.5%)