Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Apr 23, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	21	30	20	22	93
MIN	24	26	28	27	105

Game Recap

Jaden McDaniels scores 25 points and leads another stifling defensive performance by the Timberwolves in a 105-93 victory over the Suns to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Grayson AllenSF	17	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	2	+3	3
35Kevin DurantPF	41	6-15	0-2	6-7	6	2	1	1	2	3	-24	18
20Jusuf NurkicC	31	5-11	0-1	0-2	14	4	0	0	3	4	-21	10
3Bradley BealSG	42	6-17	2-4	0-0	4	6	0	0	4	2	-11	14
1Devin BookerPG	41	6-13	1-6	7-8	3	5	2	0	6	6	-24	20
00Royce O'Neale	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	3	-5	0
23Eric Gordon	23	5-9	3-5	2-2	3	1	1	0	0	1	-7	15
14Drew Eubanks	17	4-8	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	1	+9	8
21David Roddy	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0
2Josh Okogie	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0
11Bol Bol	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0
25Nassir Little	2	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	5
4Isaiah Thomas	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Thaddeus Young	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	35-7844.9%	8-2236.4%	15-1978.9%	41	19	7	1	19	22	-	93

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	41	10-17	2-4	3-4	8	3	1	0	1	3	+24	25
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	23	3-7	1-4	5-5	8	1	1	0	4	4	+16	12
27Rudy GobertC	39	6-8	0-0	6-7	9	2	3	1	1	2	+12	18
5Anthony EdwardsSG	37	3-12	2-6	7-8	5	8	3	1	3	4	+15	15
10Mike ConleyPG	31	7-13	3-6	1-1	4	4	2	0	2	0	+13	18
11Naz Reid	16	1-5	0-3	3-4	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	5
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	30	4-10	1-4	1-1	2	5	1	0	1	2	+14	10
23Monte Morris	10	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-14	2
6Jordan McLaughlin	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
7Wendell Moore Jr.	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5	0
24T.J. Warren	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
55Luka Garza	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
1Kyle Anderson	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-7844.9%	9-3228.1%	26-3086.7%	39	23	11	2	13	21	-	105

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball Gobert vs. Nurkic: Tip to Beal
(11:44) MISS Durant 16' Jump Shot
(11:41) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) MISS McDaniels 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:15) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:00) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:45) MISS Towns 7' Driving Layup
(10:43) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) Booker Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:25) Conley 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
02
(10:01) MISS Durant 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:59) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:47) Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
05
(9:34) Beal Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:34) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(9:32) Durant S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Taylor)
+1 (9:32) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
06
(9:32) MISS McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:30) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:19) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:19) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:12) Gobert 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
08
(9:12) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(9:01) MISS Durant 12' Step Back Jump Shot
(8:57) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:48) MISS Edwards 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:45) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:23) Allen 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beal 1 AST)
38
(8:05) Towns Double Dribble Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:46) MISS Beal 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:42) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:37) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
(7:32) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (D.Taylor)
(7:32) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:17) MISS Booker 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:14) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:57) MISS Towns 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:55) Suns Rebound
+2 (6:39) Nurkic 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
58
(6:22) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(6:20) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:16) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:16) Gobert STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:13) Gobert 12' Running Jump Shot (4 PTS)
510
(6:13) Nurkic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
(6:13) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:13) MISS Gobert Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:12) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:10) Durant S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Tiven)
+1 (6:10) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
511
+1 (6:10) McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
512
(5:53) MISS Beal 12' Floating Jump Shot
(5:50) Suns Rebound
+2 (5:43) Nurkic 1' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
712
+2 (5:24) Alexander-Walker 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
714
(5:08) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:05) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+2 (4:49) Gobert 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
716
(4:32) Edwards P.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
+2 (4:23) Durant 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
916
(4:09) MISS Alexander-Walker 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:07) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:04) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:02) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:02) Booker 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1116
(4:02) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
+1 (4:02) Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1216
(3:47) MISS Reid 3' Driving Layup
(3:44) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:34) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:34) Gobert STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:15) Gobert 1' Dunk (8 PTS) (McDaniels 2 AST)
1218
(3:14) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (2:54) Booker 18' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1418
(2:39) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Taylor)
+1 (2:39) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1419
+1 (2:39) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1420
(2:21) Towns S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Tiven)
(2:21) MISS Booker Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:21) Suns Rebound
+1 (2:21) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1520
(2:06) MISS Alexander-Walker 2' Driving Layup
(2:05) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:01) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T4) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (2:01) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1620
+1 (2:01) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1720
(1:53) O'Neale P.FOUL (P1.PN) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (1:53) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1721
+1 (1:53) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1722
(1:42) MISS Beal 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:38) Beal REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:35) Gordon 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Beal 2 AST)
1922
(1:19) MISS Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:16) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:04) MISS Booker 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:01) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:54) MISS Edwards 6' Driving Layup
(0:53) Suns Rebound
(0:53) Towns L.B.FOUL (P3.PN) (D.Taylor)
+1 (0:53) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2022
+1 (0:53) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2122
(0:40) Alexander-Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:40) Eubanks STEAL (1 STL)
(0:40) Eubanks Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:39) Edwards Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:19) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:17) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:12) Reid Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:12) Eubanks STEAL (2 STL)
(0:07) MISS Beal 1' Running Dunk
(0:05) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:01) Morris 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2124

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

MIN

93Points105

35-78(44.9%)Field Goal(%)35-78(44.9%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)9-32(28.1%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)26-30(86.7%)

41(11)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

19Assists23

7Steals11

1Blocks2

19Turnovers13

22Fouls21

40Pts In The Paint48

8Fast Break Pts13

2Pts Off Turnovers31

28Bench Pts17

8Largest Lead19

Game Details

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 · 7:30 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 19,310 (99.8%)

tv: TNT