Minnesota Timberwolves 87, Phoenix Suns 97 — Recap

April 5, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 87, Phoenix Suns 97. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 20-32 PHX; Q2 MIN 21-25 PHX; Q3 MIN 20-20 PHX; Q4 MIN 26-20 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Grayson Allen (PHX) 23 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-19 shooting; Bradley Beal (PHX) 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-9 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (MIN) 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Grayson Allen

23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 6-14 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 6-19 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	20	21	20	26		87
PHX	32	25	20	20		97

🧮 How They Scored

MINPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

41.0%Effective FG%52.1%

17.8%Turnover %17.2%

15.9%Offensive rebound %17.9%

0.154Free-throw rate0.386

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	33	17	8	3	3	—	4	6-19	2-6	3-3	—
Naz Reid F-C	32	8	11	2	2	2	5	3-13	1-5	1-2	—
Rudy Gobert C	29	4	6	1	—	2	1	2-5	—	—	—
Jaden McDaniels F	26	6	2	1	1	1	2	3-6	0-2	—	—
Mike Conley G	25	5	—	3	—	—	3	1-6	1-3	2-2	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	22	13	5	2	1	—	1	4-9	3-5	2-2	—
Kyle Anderson F	17	6	1	3	—	—	2	3-7	—	—	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	14	4	1	—	1	—	—	1-4	0-3	2-2	—
Leonard Miller F	4	4	1	—	—	—	—	2-2	—	—	—
Josh Minott F	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	1-2	1-1	—	—
Luka Garza C	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-1	0-1	—
Wendell Moore Jr. G	4	2	—	1	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	—

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	35	22	6	6	1	—	1	9-14	1-4	3-3	—
Devin Booker G	34	13	3	13	3	—	7	3-12	1-5	6-6	—
Grayson Allen G	33	23	8	1	2	—	1	6-14	4-8	7-8	—
Bradley Beal G	27	14	3	2	—	—	2	6-9	2-3	—	—
Jusuf Nurkic C	26	11	15	6	3	1	4	5-11	—	1-3	—
Royce O'Neale F	20	3	3	—	—	—	—	1-5	1-4	—	—
Drew Eubanks F	18	5	4	—	—	1	—	1-2	—	3-4	—
Eric Gordon G	17	4	1	1	2	—	1	1-3	—	2-3	—
Josh Okogie G	4	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—

🔬 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	33	17	41.8	30.8	-17.1	8.6
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	22	13	65.8	20.4	-10.6	18.6
Naz Reid	Bench	32	8	28.8	26.0	-26.9	4.3
Kyle Anderson	Bench	17	6	42.9	21.4	-16.2	0.0
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	26	6	50.0	13.3	-17.5	3.7
Mike Conley	Bench	25	5	36.3	18.2	-50.9	-1.2
Rudy Gobert	Bench	29	4	40.0	9.1	-40.1	2.7
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	14	4	41.0	17.9	-59.3	5.7
Leonard Miller	Bench	04	4	100.0	18.2	+133.3	30.3
Josh Minott	Bench	04	3	75.0	18.2	+133.3	39.4
Luka Garza	Bench	04	2	22.5	36.4	+133.3	-12.1
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	04	2	100.0	9.1	+133.3	18.2

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Grayson Allen	Bench	33	23	65.6	25.0	+32.5	20.6
Kevin Durant	Bench	35	22	71.8	20.0	+29.7	19.7
Bradley Beal	Bench	27	14	77.8	16.9	+19.2	10.7
Devin Booker	Bench	34	13	44.4	25.9	+23.5	10.5
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	26	11	44.6	25.0	+18.3	19.2
Drew Eubanks	Bench	18	5	66.5	10.5	+25.0	10.7
Eric Gordon	Bench	17	4	46.3	12.8	-14.8	10.3
Royce O'Neale	Bench	20	3	30.0	11.9	+35.0	1.4
Josh Okogie	Bench	04	—	0.0	11.1	-133.3	0.0