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Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns

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26-21, 14-11 Away
Final
121 - 113

24-22, 15-9 Home

Anthony Edwards scores 33 points as Timberwolves beat Suns 121-113 for 4th straight win

Devin Booker gets the and-1 to fall

The Timberwolves trailed for much of the night, but rallied near the end of the third quarter for an 81-77 advantage. Nickeil Alexander-Walker made three 3-pointers early in the fourth to help Minnesota push to a 10-point lead.

Alexander-Walker finished with 23 points, making 5 of 10 shots behind the arc. The Timberwolves — who swept the Suns out of the playoffs last season in the first round — shot 56% from the field.

Phoenix had its three-game winning streak snapped. Kevin Durant led the team with 33 points while Devin Booker added 28 and Bradley Beal had 17. The Suns' offense stalled in the third quarter with just 18 points on 7 of 22 shooting.

Minnesota coach Chris Finch was ejected in the third quarter after receiving a second technical foul. Both were for arguing with officials. Forward Jaden McDaniels was also ejected in the final minute after a brief altercation with Booker.

The Suns led 59-55 advantage at half, with Booker scoring 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

Takeaways Timberwolves: It was a nice come-from-behind win after Minnesota looked sluggish for most of the first half. The Timberwolves were playing without forward Naz Reid (illness) and guard Donte DiVincenzo (big toe sprain).

Suns: Phoenix has played better over the past few weeks, but Wednesday's game was a reversion to bad habits. The Suns had 16 turnovers.

Key moment Randle stole a bad pass from Booker and passed to Edwards for a one-handed jam that made it 100-86 with 6:56 left.

Key stat Alexander-Walker scored 11 points in the fourth quarter.

Up next Timberwolves are at Utah on Thursday night. The Suns are Golden State on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 121 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 121 - 113
4th 9.0 shot clock turnover 121 - 113
4th 20.1 Rudy Gobert enters the game for Jaden McDaniels 121 - 113
4th 20.1 Ryan Dunn enters the game for Kevin Durant 121 - 113

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phx.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHX
42-75 FG 43-85
56.0 Field Goal % 50.6
13-29 3PT 12-32
44.8 Three Point % 37.5
24-27 FT 15-20
88.9 Free Throw % 75.0
34 Rebounds 36
4 Offensive Rebounds 10
30 Defensive Rebounds 26
26 Assists 30
8 Steals 7
6 Blocks 6
14 Turnovers 15
2 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 16
3 Technical Fouls 1
3 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
18 Fast Break Points 6
54 Points in Paint 50
19 Fouls 25
16 Largest Lead 12
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Richards, C Out Apr 12
Devin Booker, SG Out Apr 12
Kevin Durant, PF Out Apr 11
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

PHX Arena

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1
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