Minnesota Timberwolves 124, Phoenix Suns 134 — Recap

January 28, 2022 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 124, Phoenix Suns 134. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 32-40 PHX; Q2 MIN 34-34 PHX; Q3 MIN 27-26 PHX; Q4 MIN 31-34 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 29 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-26 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 27 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Malik Beasley (MIN) 26 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Cameron Johnson (PHX) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

29 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 10-26 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

27 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 4 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · MIN

Malik Beasley

26 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 9-18 FG

Season highs

Anthony Edwards · Season-high 10 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIN	32	34	27	31		124
PHX	40	34	26	34		134

🧮 How They Scored

MINPHX

50Points in the paint38

17Fast-break points20

10Second-chance points19

21Points off turnovers15

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.7%Effective FG%63.1%

6.4%Turnover %10.7%

17.0%Offensive rebound %25.0%

0.300Free-throw rate0.440

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	37	27	5	10	4	1	1	9-20	4-11	5-6	+6
Karl-Anthony Towns C	31	23	9	5	0	0	3	8-20	2-7	5-8	-15
Jarred Vanderbilt F	29	7	6	0	0	1	0	2-3	0-0	3-3	-4
Jaden McDaniels F	29	4	5	2	1	0	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	+1
Malik Beasley G	28	26	2	0	0	0	0	9-18	4-10	4-4	-13
Taurean Prince F	24	14	5	2	1	1	0	5-8	2-4	2-3	-4
Jordan McLaughlin G	17	7	1	1	1	0	0	3-6	0-2	1-1	-7
Naz Reid F-C	17	6	4	0	0	2	1	2-4	0-0	2-2	+7
Jaylen Nowell G	15	10	1	0	0	0	0	4-8	2-4	0-0	-11
Josh Okogie G	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-10

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	41	18	5	2	0	0	1	6-9	2-4	4-4	+1
Devin Booker G	38	29	3	9	1	0	1	10-26	4-10	5-6	+17
Cameron Johnson F	37	23	5	4	2	0	1	8-13	5-9	2-3	+4
Chris Paul G	37	21	10	14	1	1	2	5-9	4-5	7-9	+4
Bismack Biyombo C	29	14	12	0	0	0	2	6-9	0-0	2-5	+12
Landry Shamet G	21	17	4	5	0	0	1	5-10	4-8	3-3	+6
Jalen Smith F-C	16	10	4	0	0	1	1	2-5	1-1	5-7	-7
Elfrid Payton G	11	0	2	2	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	+6
Ish Wainright F	10	2	4	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	+7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	37	27	59.6	27.9	+7.6	15.5
Malik Beasley	Bench	28	26	65.8	30.8	-19.5	13.3
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	31	23	48.9	36.6	-25.1	8.3
Taurean Prince	Bench	24	14	75.1	15.8	-7.7	14.7
Jaylen Nowell	Bench	15	10	62.5	24.2	-40.3	3.6
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	29	7	81.0	6.3	-6.7	5.6
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	17	7	54.3	15.4	-15.6	8.3
Naz Reid	Bench	17	6	61.5	15.4	+29.3	3.4
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	29	4	66.7	5.7	-0.5	4.3
Josh Okogie	Bench	13	0	0.0	3.2	-37.0	-1.1

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	38	29	50.6	33.0	+19.6	12.0
Cameron Johnson	Bench	37	23	80.3	16.9	+6.7	12.1
Chris Paul	Bench	37	21	81.0	16.9	+6.7	18.7
Mikal Bridges	Bench	41	18	83.6	12.2	+2.6	9.7
Landry Shamet	Bench	21	17	75.1	24.0	+4.6	18.7
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	29	14	62.5	18.6	+20.0	7.1
Jalen Smith	Bench	16	10	61.9	23.7	-16.4	3.3
Ish Wainright	Bench	10	2	33.3	16.7	+26.8	-1.2
Elfrid Payton	Bench	11	0	0.0	7.7	+20.3	3.2