Timberwolves outlast Suns to finish sweep. Minnesota coach Chris Finch leaves with knee injury
PHOENIX (AP) Minnesota star Anthony Edwards noticed early in the third quarter that the Phoenix Suns switched up their defense, playing him one-on-one most of the time instead of using the double teams from the first half.
The budding superstar took that as a challenge.
“It was like - you've got to beat us,” Edwards said. “And I showed them.”
Edwards scored 31 of his 40 points in the second half, Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 and the Timberwolves pulled away late to beat the Suns 122-116 on Sunday night and sweep the first-round playoff series.
The franchise's first playoff series win in 20 years came after coach Chris Finch left the game late in the fourth after an inadvertent collision with Wolves guard Mike Conley. The team said he had a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee.
Edwards finished 13 of 23 from the field, including 7 of 13 from 3-point range. The 22-year-old threw down a powerful, one-handed jam to give Minnesota a 115-111 lead with 2:14 left.
“We've watched him grow, evolve as a leader, as a player, as a man,” Wolves center Rudy Gobert said. “It's been fun.”
Phoenix would never recover.
The Wolves finished off the Suns despite Devin Booker’s 49 points on 13 of 21 shooting. He also made 20 of 21 free throws. Kevin Durant added 33, but the rest of the team struggled.
Assistant coach Micah Nori took over for Finch for the final 1:41 and the Wolves closed with relative ease.
“Everybody has their role, everybody has each other's back,” Nori said. “I know it sounds corny, but it's just next man up, even with the coaching staff.”
Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels scored 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting and the Wolves had a 44-33 rebounding advantage.
It was a tight fourth quarter and the Suns tied it at 107 on Royce O'Neale's 3-pointer with 4:30 remaining. Edwards and Jaden McDaniels hit back-to-back corner 3s to put the Wolves up 113-109 with 3:20 left.
The Wolves now wait to see if they will face the Denver Nuggets or Los Angeles Lakers in the second round.
“Their whole team created a lot of problems for us,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said. “The role players, the stars. Anthony Edwards is a special, special talent. And their bigs played really well.”
Edwards hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the third and McDaniels followed with a powerful dunk, helping Minnesota turn a six-point deficit into a 68-66 lead. It was part of a big third for Edwards, who hit four 3-pointers and had 15 points.
Booker responded, scoring 18 points during the quarter and the Suns took a 92-90 lead into the fourth. It was a tough game for three-time All-Star Bradley Beal, who scored just nine points on 4-of-13 shooting before fouling out.
“They were executing late and we didn't,” Booker said.
The Suns threw various looks at the Wolves in the first half, using five perimeter players at various times to try to pull big men Gobert and Towns away from the basket.
Booker hit a fallaway jumper at the buzzer to give the Suns a 61-56 halftime lead. Durant led Phoenix with 20 points before the break, while Booker had 17. Towns had 15 for the Wolves.
Suns guard Grayson Allen missed his second straight game because of a sprained ankle suffered in Game 1 that he aggravated in Game 2. He averaged 13.5 points per game and led the NBA in 3-point percentage during the regular season.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Rudy Gobert vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Bradley Beal gains possession) | |||
11:43 | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 0-2 | |
11:25 | Jusuf Nurkic blocks Rudy Gobert's two point cutting layup | |||
11:24 | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | |||
11:16 | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
11:03 | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
11:03 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 | |
11:03 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 | |
10:56 | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
10:53 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
10:36 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 5-2 | |
10:21 | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 5-4 | |
10:10 | Mike Conley misses two point driving layup | |||
10:08 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
10:06 | Rudy Gobert misses two point putback layup | |||
10:04 | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | |||
9:53 | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:50 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
9:36 | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
9:36 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 6-4 | |
9:36 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 7-4 | |
9:36 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 8-4 | |
9:19 | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
9:15 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
9:07 | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | |||
9:04 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
8:58 | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 8-7 | |
8:40 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 10-7 | |
8:40 | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
8:40 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-7 | |
8:21 | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | |||
8:12 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
8:12 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-8 | |
8:12 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-9 | |
7:51 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 13-9 | |
7:40 | Naz Reid blocks Devin Booker's two point driving layup | |||
7:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
7:35 | Anthony Edwards misses three point running jump shot | |||
7:32 | Suns defensive rebound | |||
7:15 | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | |||
7:13 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
6:59 | Devin Booker technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
6:59 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
6:59 | +1 | Mike Conley makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 14-9 | |
6:47 | Kevin Durant blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:45 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
6:45 | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
6:29 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-11 | |
5:58 | Jump ball. Jaden McDaniels vs. Kevin Durant (Anthony Edwards gains possession) | |||
5:57 | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:54 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
5:50 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 14-13 | |
5:50 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
5:50 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-14 | |
5:31 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:29 | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | |||
5:26 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:26 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker offensive rebound | |||
5:20 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:15 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
4:53 | Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
4:51 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
4:46 | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
4:46 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:46 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
4:46 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-14 | |
4:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
4:34 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-15 | |
4:34 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-16 | |
4:17 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 17-16 | |
3:58 | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists) | 17-18 | |
3:52 | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
3:52 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-18 | |
3:52 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-18 | |
3:34 | Eric Gordon misses two point reverse layup | |||
3:32 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
3:27 | Naz Reid misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:24 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
3:19 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
3:19 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-19 | |
3:19 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-20 | |
3:04 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
2:59 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker offensive rebound | |||
2:59 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point tip layup | |||
2:56 | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Devin Booker misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
2:51 | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | |||
2:50 | Jaden McDaniels blocks Eric Gordon's two point driving layup | |||
2:48 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
2:40 | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
2:40 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:40 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-20 | |
2:40 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-20 | |
2:26 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
2:26 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-21 | |
2:26 | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:23 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
2:06 | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving layup | |||
2:02 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
2:02 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point tip layup | 23-21 | |
1:51 | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | |||
1:48 | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | |||
1:46 | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 23-24 | |
1:21 | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Josh Okogie steals) | |||
1:09 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving dunk | 23-26 | |
0:56 | Josh Okogie personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
0:56 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-26 | |
0:56 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-26 | |
0:33 | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
0:30 | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | |||
0:21 | Royce O'Neale misses two point driving layup | |||
0:20 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
0:03 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 27-26 | |
11:22 | Nassir Little misses three point jump shot | |||
11:20 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
11:05 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup | 29-26 | |
10:50 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup | 29-28 | |
10:28 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | |||
10:28 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
10:28 | Bradley Beal personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
10:22 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 31-28 | |
10:03 | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
10:03 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-29 | |
10:03 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-30 | |
9:39 | Mike Conley turnover (lost ball) (Devin Booker steals) | |||
9:36 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running dunk | 31-32 | |
9:18 | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point cutting layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 33-32 | |
9:18 | Nassir Little shooting foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | |||
9:18 | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-32 | |
9:07 | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | |||
9:04 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
8:55 | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
8:54 | Kevin Durant personal foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | |||
8:43 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
8:39 | Nassir Little defensive rebound | |||
8:27 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 34-34 | |
8:08 | Kevin Durant blocks Mike Conley's two point driving layup | |||
8:06 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
8:03 | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point running jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 34-37 | |
7:45 | Rudy Gobert misses two point finger roll layup | |||
7:43 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
7:29 | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Mike Conley steals) | |||
7:24 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point running layup | |||
7:21 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
7:21 | Rudy Gobert misses two point putback layup | |||
7:21 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
7:21 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point putback layup | 36-37 | |
7:21 | Nassir Little shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
7:21 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-37 | |
7:07 | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:05 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:45 | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | |||
6:41 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
6:33 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
6:32 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
6:31 | Jaden McDaniels kicked ball violation | |||
6:31 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
6:23 | Josh Okogie offensive foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
6:23 | Josh Okogie turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:13 | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
6:06 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
5:51 | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 37-40 | |
5:37 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists) | 39-40 | |
5:26 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 39-42 | |
5:17 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 41-42 | |
5:05 | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point cutting layup | |||
5:05 | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | |||
5:02 | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point putback layup | |||
5:01 | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | |||
5:00 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | |||
5:00 | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-43 | |
5:00 | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-44 | |
4:40 | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 43-44 | |
4:28 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point cutting dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 43-46 | |
4:15 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 46-46 | |
4:05 | Naz Reid personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | |||
3:53 | Rudy Gobert blocks Devin Booker's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
3:50 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Kevin Durant blocks Rudy Gobert's two point running layup | |||
3:46 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
3:46 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 48-46 | |
3:46 | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
3:46 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-46 | |
3:38 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point cutting dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 49-48 | |
3:17 | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:15 | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | |||
3:08 | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 49-51 | |
3:05 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:50 | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | |||
2:43 | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 49-54 | |
2:25 | Jump ball. Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Kevin Durant (Anthony Edwards gains possession) | |||
2:19 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 52-54 | |
1:58 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
1:58 | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:58 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
1:58 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-55 | |
1:38 | Devin Booker shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
1:38 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:38 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
1:38 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-55 | |
1:27 | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
1:09 | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | |||
1:06 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
1:02 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
1:02 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-56 | |
1:02 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-57 | |
0:53 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 56-57 | |
0:44 | Bradley Beal misses two point driving dunk | |||
0:42 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
0:39 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point running jump shot | |||
0:37 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
0:31 | Bradley Beal misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
0:29 | Bradley Beal offensive rebound | |||
0:29 | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point tip layup | 56-59 | |
0:10 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
0:07 | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 56-61 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup | 58-61 | |
11:27 | Bradley Beal misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:27 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
11:21 | Bradley Beal blocks Mike Conley's two point running layup | |||
11:21 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
11:08 | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
11:05 | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | |||
10:55 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 58-63 | |
10:36 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving hook shot | 60-63 | |
10:27 | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 60-66 | |
10:08 | Naz Reid misses two point driving hook shot | |||
10:05 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
10:02 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 63-66 | |
9:47 | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | |||
9:44 | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | |||
9:31 | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | |||
9:29 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
9:25 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 66-66 | |
9:00 | Bradley Beal misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:55 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
8:35 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 68-66 | |
8:34 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
8:17 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point stepback jump shot | 68-68 | |
7:54 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point jump shot | 70-68 | |
7:41 | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot | 70-71 | |
7:23 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 73-71 | |
7:10 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 73-73 | |
6:52 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 76-73 | |
6:34 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup | 76-75 | |
6:24 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
6:20 | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | |||
6:11 | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
6:08 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
5:52 | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
5:52 | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:52 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
5:52 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-75 | |
5:43 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving dunk | 77-77 | |
5:25 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving dunk | |||
5:23 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
5:12 | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
5:09 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
5:00 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup | 79-77 | |
4:51 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
4:41 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup (Josh Okogie assists) | 79-79 | |
4:25 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 81-79 | |
4:14 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
4:14 | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:14 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
4:14 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-80 | |
4:02 | Josh Okogie kicked ball violation | |||
3:51 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
3:46 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
3:35 | Devin Booker blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
3:34 | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | |||
3:34 | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:19 | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
3:19 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 81-81 | |
3:19 | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-82 | |
3:01 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 84-82 | |
2:52 | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists) | 84-84 | |
2:37 | Kyle Anderson misses two point cutting layup | |||
2:35 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
2:35 | Kyle Anderson misses two point tip layup | |||
2:32 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
2:32 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point putback layup | 86-84 | |
2:15 | Josh Okogie turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
2:11 | Kevin Durant blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point running dunk | |||
2:05 | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | |||
2:04 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
2:03 | Suns defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Loose ball) (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | |||
1:54 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
1:54 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-85 | |
1:54 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-86 | |
1:36 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 89-86 | |
1:24 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point cutting layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 89-88 | |
1:07 | Devin Booker personal foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | |||
1:07 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
0:54 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | |||
0:52 | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | |||
0:45 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
0:45 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 89-89 | |
0:45 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-90 | |
0:29 | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
0:29 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:29 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:29 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-90 | |
0:11 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
0:11 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-91 | |
0:11 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-92 | |
0:00 | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | |||
0:00 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:44 | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving layup | 90-94 | |
11:22 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists) | 92-94 | |
11:08 | Bradley Beal turnover (bad pass) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | |||
10:54 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot | 95-94 | |
10:30 | Naz Reid personal foul (Loose ball) (Nassir Little draws the foul) | |||
10:25 | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | |||
10:21 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
10:08 | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | |||
10:01 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running layup | 95-96 | |
9:51 | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
9:44 | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | |||
9:41 | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point running jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 95-99 | |
9:36 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
9:24 | Rudy Gobert turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
9:07 | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:04 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
8:47 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 98-99 | |
8:25 | Mike Conley personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
8:19 | Rudy Gobert blocks Devin Booker's two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:17 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | |||
8:17 | Devin Booker personal foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | |||
8:05 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 100-99 | |
7:36 | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
7:34 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
7:34 | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
7:22 | Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
7:21 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
7:21 | Devin Booker personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
7:07 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:04 | Mike Conley offensive rebound | |||
7:01 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists) | 102-99 | |
7:01 | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
7:01 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
7:01 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
6:59 | Suns defensive rebound | |||
6:48 | Bradley Beal offensive foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | |||
6:48 | Bradley Beal turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:32 | Rudy Gobert misses two point floating jump shot | |||
6:30 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
6:23 | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 102-101 | |
6:02 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving layup | |||
6:00 | Devin Booker defensive rebound | |||
5:56 | Eric Gordon misses three point running jump shot | |||
5:52 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
5:34 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 105-101 | |
5:14 | Devin Booker misses two point driving layup | |||
5:12 | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | |||
5:12 | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 105-103 | |
5:11 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
4:50 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 107-103 | |
4:36 | Anthony Edwards blocks Devin Booker's two point driving dunk | |||
4:34 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
4:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Away from play) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
4:34 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 107-104 | |
4:32 | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 107-107 | |
4:13 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 110-107 | |
4:03 | Bradley Beal turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | |||
3:59 | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | |||
3:55 | Bradley Beal misses three point running jump shot | |||
3:53 | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | |||
3:43 | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving reverse layup | 110-109 | |
3:25 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 113-109 | |
3:14 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | |||
3:08 | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
3:08 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 113-110 | |
3:08 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 113-111 | |
2:48 | Mike Conley misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
2:44 | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | |||
2:30 | Bradley Beal turnover (bad pass) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | |||
2:14 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk | 115-111 | |
2:12 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
2:04 | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
1:56 | Bradley Beal personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
1:56 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-111 | |
1:56 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 117-111 | |
1:44 | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 117-113 | |
1:41 | Devin Booker personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
1:41 | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 118-113 | |
1:41 | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 119-113 | |
1:31 | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | |||
1:14 | Mike Conley misses two point driving layup | |||
1:14 | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | |||
1:14 | Mike Conley personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | |||
1:14 | Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:14 | Suns offensive rebound | |||
1:14 | Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:10 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
0:46 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:43 | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | |||
0:30 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
0:29 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:29 | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:25 | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | |||
0:25 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 119-114 | |
0:25 | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 119-115 | |
0:22 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
0:19 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 121-115 | |
0:19 | Suns 60 second timeout | |||
0:19 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | |||
0:19 | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-116 | |
0:19 | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:17 | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | |||
0:16 | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | |||
0:14 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
0:14 | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Take) (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
0:14 | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-116 | |
0:14 | Mike Conley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:11 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | |||
0:06 | Anthony Edwards blocks Devin Booker's two point running layup | |||
0:03 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 0:03 |
Anthony Edwards blocks Devin Booker's two point running layup | 0:06 |
Kevin Durant defensive rebound | 0:11 |
Mike Conley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:14 |
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+ 1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:14 |
Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Take) (Mike Conley draws the foul) | 0:14 |
Mike Conley defensive rebound | 0:14 |
Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | 0:16 |
Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | 0:17 |
Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:19 |
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+ 1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:19 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 122 | 116 |
Field Goals | 41-89 (46.1%) | 38-74 (51.4%) |
3-Pointers | 15-36 (41.7%) | 10-26 (38.5%) |
Free Throws | 25-31 (80.6%) | 30-36 (83.3%) |
Total Rebounds | 55 | 41 |
Offensive | 17 | 10 |
Defensive | 27 | 23 |
Team | 11 | 8 |
Assists | 23 | 20 |
Steals | 6 | 6 |
Blocks | 6 | 7 |
Turnovers | 9 | 11 |
Fouls | 27 | 26 |
Technicals | 0 | 2 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Timberwolves 4-0 | 107.5 PPG | 42.4 RPG | 23.9 APG |
Suns 0-4 | 103.3 PPG | 32.5 RPG | 19.8 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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A. Edwards SG | 27.6 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 6.5 APG | 48.1 FG% |
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D. Booker SG | 27.5 PPG | 3.3 RPG | 6.0 APG | 49.2 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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A. Edwards SG | 40 PTS | 9 REB | 6 AST | ||
D. Booker SG | 49 PTS | 5 REB | 6 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 40 | 9 | 6 | 13/23 | 7/13 | 7/10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | +7 | 62 |
K. Towns | 28 | 10 | 3 | 11/17 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +4 | 44 |
J. McDaniels | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6/12 | 1/4 | 5/5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 22 |
M. Conley | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2/10 | 2/6 | 4/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +16 | 27 |
R. Gobert | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +10 | 15 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 40 | 9 | 6 | 13/23 | 7/13 | 7/10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | +7 | 62 |
K. Towns | 28 | 10 | 3 | 11/17 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +4 | 44 |
J. McDaniels | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6/12 | 1/4 | 5/5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 22 |
M. Conley | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2/10 | 2/6 | 4/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +16 | 27 |
R. Gobert | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +10 | 15 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Reid | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 12 |
N. Alexander-Walker | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2/9 | 0/5 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 18 |
K. Anderson | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
T. Warren | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. McLaughlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Minott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Morris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Garza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
W. Moore Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 122 | 44 | 23 | 41/89 | 15/36 | 25/31 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | +30 | 215 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
D. Booker | 49 | 5 | 6 | 13/21 | 3/5 | 20/21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 67 |
K. Durant | 33 | 9 | 5 | 12/17 | 2/3 | 7/9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 55 |
B. Beal | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4/13 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 9 |
J. Nurkic | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -7 | 30 |
R. O'Neale | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 15 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
D. Booker | 49 | 5 | 6 | 13/21 | 3/5 | 20/21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 67 |
K. Durant | 33 | 9 | 5 | 12/17 | 2/3 | 7/9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 55 |
B. Beal | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4/13 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 9 |
J. Nurkic | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -7 | 30 |
R. O'Neale | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 15 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
E. Gordon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
J. Okogie | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
N. Little | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 |
T. Young | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
I. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
G. Allen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
U. Azubuike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
I. Wainright | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
S. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Eubanks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Bol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Roddy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 116 | 33 | 20 | 38/74 | 10/26 | 30/36 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 23 | -30 | 191 |