Minnesota Timberwolves 115, Phoenix Suns 133 — Recap

November 15, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 115, Phoenix Suns 133. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 29-35 PHX; Q2 MIN 25-41 PHX; Q3 MIN 28-34 PHX; Q4 MIN 33-23 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 31 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists on 10-of-17 shooting; Eric Gordon (PHX) 15 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-9 shooting; Grayson Allen (PHX) 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 11-15 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

31 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 12-22 FG

Scoring · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG

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	29	25	28	33		115
PHX	35	41	34	23		133

🧮 How They Scored

MINPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.0%Effective FG%74.0%

6.2%Turnover %9.1%

38.9%Offensive rebound %18.2%

0.296Free-throw rate0.205

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Karl-Anthony Towns C	31	25	7	2	—	—	1	10-17	0-4	5-5	-14
Anthony Edwards G	31	13	4	4	1	1	1	4-16	1-3	4-4	-29
Rudy Gobert C	25	4	8	2	1	2	2	2-5	—	—	-25
Jaden McDaniels F	23	13	2	3	2	—	1	6-10	0-3	1-1	-5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	23	8	—	—	—	1	—	3-6	2-5	—	-5
Mike Conley G	22	14	2	3	—	—	—	5-8	1-3	3-3	-16
Kyle Anderson F	21	6	2	3	2	1	1	2-5	—	2-2	-13
Naz Reid F-C	19	13	4	—	1	—	—	4-7	1-2	4-4	-5
Luka Garza C	5	5	2	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-1	3-4	+5
Josh Minott F	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-3	0-2	0-1	+5

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	35	31	6	6	—	1	2	11-15	2-2	7-7	+27
Eric Gordon G	29	15	1	3	—	—	1	6-9	3-6	—	+19
Grayson Allen G	28	14	3	2	—	1	2	5-9	3-5	1-1	+22
Devin Booker G	26	31	4	5	—	—	2	12-22	2-7	5-5	—
Jusuf Nurkic C	24	3	5	4	—	—	—	1-3	1-1	—	+10
Drew Eubanks F	20	13	4	3	—	—	1	6-9	1-1	—	+11
Josh Okogie G	19	12	—	1	—	—	—	4-5	3-3	1-2	+11
Jordan Goodwin G	16	3	3	3	1	1	—	1-1	1-1	—	+6

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	31	25	65.1	28.2	-23.7	13.6
Mike Conley	Bench	22	14	75.1	19.1	-34.4	12.0
Naz Reid	Bench	19	13	74.2	20.0	-16.8	16.4
Anthony Edwards	Bench	31	13	36.6	28.8	-47.9	5.2
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	23	13	62.3	22.4	-8.1	8.2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	23	8	66.7	10.2	-14.5	4.8
Kyle Anderson	Bench	21	6	51.0	13.2	-32.6	9.8
Luka Garza	Bench	5	5	43.4	42.9	+62.5	19.0
Rudy Gobert	Bench	25	4	40.0	12.7	-53.2	5.3
Josh Minott	Bench	5	2	29.1	21.4	+62.5	-4.8

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	26	31	64.0	44.6	+2.6	21.5
Kevin Durant	Bench	35	31	85.7	26.8	+42.1	18.1
Eric Gordon	Bench	29	15	83.3	17.2	+31.1	7.9
Grayson Allen	Bench	28	14	74.2	20.0	+42.3	8.4
Drew Eubanks	Bench	20	13	72.2	21.3	+29.7	13.5
Josh Okogie	Bench	19	12	102.0	14.6	+37.3	11.3
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	24	3	50.0	6.5	+22.7	5.1
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	16	3	150.0	2.9	+19.4	11.2