Suns (95) vs Timberwolves (120) · Apr 20, 2024

FINAL

Apr 20, 2024

Game Recap

Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 33 points, nine rebounds, and six assists as Minnesota defeated Phoenix, 120-95. Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points, seven rebounds, and four assists while Rudy Gobert totaled 14 points and 16 rebounds. Nickeil Alexander-Walker posted Playoffs career-highs across with 18 points, four 3PM, and four steals. Kevin Durant (31 points, seven rebounds) and Devin Booker (18 points, five assists) led the Suns in the loss. Minnesota leads the series 1-0.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	28	23	21	23	95
MIN	27	34	31	28	120

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
8Grayson AllenSF	25	0-3	0-3	4-4	5	2	0	0	2	2	4	-6
35Kevin DurantPF	38	11-17	2-2	7-9	7	1	1	1	5	1	31	-20
20Jusuf NurkicC	26	4-6	0-1	1-3	4	1	2	3	2	4	9	-1
3Bradley BealSG	37	6-10	1-3	2-3	2	6	3	0	1	2	15	-9
1Devin BookerPG	37	5-16	2-6	6-6	2	5	1	0	1	4	18	-15
00Royce O'Neale	26	5-10	4-8	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	3	14	-17
23Eric Gordon	21	0-5	0-4	0-0	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	-18
14Drew Eubanks	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	-14
4Isaiah Thomas	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-5
11Bol Bol	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
25Nassir Little	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-5
30Thaddeus Young	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
2Josh Okogie	3	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-5
21David Roddy	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	33-7544%	9-2832.1%	20-2580%	28	16	9	6	15	19	95	-

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3Jaden McDanielsSF	37	3-7	0-2	3-3	6	0	0	2	2	2	9	+18
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	26	5-9	1-2	8-8	7	4	1	0	2	4	19	-2
27Rudy GobertC	37	4-6	0-0	6-7	16	2	0	0	1	4	14	+19
5Anthony EdwardsSG	35	14-24	4-8	1-2	9	6	2	0	6	4	33	+19
10Mike ConleyPG	27	2-12	0-3	0-0	3	7	0	0	1	5	4	-8
11Naz Reid	19	4-10	2-6	2-2	2	2	1	0	0	1	12	+22
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	28	7-12	4-9	0-0	4	2	4	0	1	2	18	+28
1Kyle Anderson	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	+2
23Monte Morris	9	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	+9
6Jordan McLaughlin	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	+5
24T.J. Warren	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5
55Luka Garza	3	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	+5
7Wendell Moore Jr.	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8850%	12-3237.5%	20-2290.9%	52	26	8	2	14	24	120	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterphxmin

(11:56) Jump Ball Gobert vs. Nurkic: Tip to Beal
(11:39) MISS Durant 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:37) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:32) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:29) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:27) McDaniels 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:04) Durant 14' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:43) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(10:40) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:29) Durant 14' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Beal 1 AST)
42
(10:11) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:11) Durant STEAL (1 STL)
(10:05) Durant Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:05) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:00) Edwards 13' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS)
44
(9:48) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:47) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(9:34) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:34) Beal STEAL (1 STL)
(9:34) Edwards Transition Take Foul (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
+1 (9:34) Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
54
+2 (9:21) Nurkic 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Beal 2 AST)
74
(9:09) MISS Conley 10' Floating Jump Shot
(9:07) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:06) Gobert Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
76
(8:49) MISS Durant 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:49) Suns Rebound
(8:49) Gobert L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
(8:36) MISS Nurkic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:32) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:30) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
(8:19) MISS Conley 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:17) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:10) MISS Booker 4' Driving Layup
(8:10) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:06) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (8:00) Edwards 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
79
(7:31) MISS Nurkic 2' Layup
(7:28) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:21) MISS Conley 8' Jump Shot
(7:18) Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(7:18) MISS Conley 5' Floating Jump Shot
(7:18) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:17) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:06) Durant 4' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
99
(6:50) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:50) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:38) Durant 19' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
119
+2 (6:19) Gobert 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1111
(6:18) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:59) MISS Durant 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:58) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:50) Edwards 5' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
1113
(5:43) MISS Durant 2' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot
(5:41) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:37) MISS Edwards 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:37) Nurkic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:36) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:25) Nurkic 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
1313
(5:07) MISS Towns 8' Hook Shot
(5:04) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:59) Booker 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1613
(4:37) MISS McDaniels 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:36) Gobert REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
+2 (4:35) Gobert 2' Tip Dunk Shot (6 PTS)
1615
+2 (4:18) Nurkic 3' Layup (6 PTS) (Beal 3 AST)
1815
(4:05) Edwards Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T3)
+2 (3:53) Booker 13' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2015
+2 (3:39) Alexander-Walker 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
2017
(3:19) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
+2 (3:13) Durant 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (11 PTS)
2217
+3 (2:53) Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
2220
(2:41) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:39) Gobert REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
+3 (2:25) Reid 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
2223
(2:10) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:08) MISS Gordon 1' Layup
(2:06) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:46) MISS Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot
(1:44) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:31) Booker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:31) Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
(1:28) MISS Reid 2' Running Layup
(1:28) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:28) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+2 (1:19) Reid 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
2225
(1:19) Eubanks Violation:Defensive Goaltending (M.Davis)
+3 (1:06) O'Neale 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2525
(0:46) Edwards Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (M.Davis)
(0:46) Edwards Offensive Foul Turnover (P4.T4)
(0:30) MISS O'Neale 4' Driving Layup
(0:28) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:19) O'Neale S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
+1 (0:19) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2526
+1 (0:19) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2527
+3 (0:00) O'Neale 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Beal 4 AST)
2827

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

MIN

95Points120

33-75(44.0%)Field Goal(%)44-88(50.0%)

9-28(32.1%)3-Point(%)12-32(37.5%)

20-25(80.0%)Free Throw(%)20-22(90.9%)

28(3)Rebounds(Offensive)52(13)

16Assists26

9Steals8

6Blocks2

15Turnovers14

19Fouls24

34Pts In The Paint52

10Fast Break Pts13

19Pts Off Turnovers23

18Bench Pts41

5Largest Lead27

Game Details

Saturday, April 20, 2024 · 3:30 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 19,478 (100.6%)

tv: ESPN