Minnesota Timberwolves 121, Phoenix Suns 113 — Recap

January 29, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 121, Phoenix Suns 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 22-29 PHX; Q2 MIN 33-30 PHX; Q3 MIN 26-18 PHX; Q4 MIN 40-36 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 33 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 33 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 13-of-19 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 28 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists on 10-of-16 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 28 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (MIN) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

33 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 13-19 FG

Scoring · MIN

Julius Randle

28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 10-16 FG

Season highs

Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Season-high 23 points

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	22	33	26	40		121
PHX	29	30	18	36		113

🧮 How They Scored

MINPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.7%Effective FG%57.6%

13.9%Turnover %13.8%

13.3%Offensive rebound %25.0%

0.360Free-throw rate0.235

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	40	33	7	5	2	4	7	11-20	3-8	8-9	+10
Jaden McDaniels F	37	14	6	3	2	—	1	4-7	2-3	4-4	+5
Julius Randle F	35	28	7	6	3	—	—	10-16	0-3	8-10	-4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	35	23	4	1	—	—	2	8-14	5-10	2-2	+14
Rudy Gobert C	34	4	5	1	1	2	1	2-5	—	—	+9
Mike Conley G	30	6	—	6	—	—	2	2-4	2-3	—	-4
Rob Dillingham G	15	8	2	3	—	—	1	3-4	—	2-2	+3
Jaylen Clark G	10	2	3	1	—	—	—	1-3	—	—	+9
Luka Garza C	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	+1

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	41	28	4	8	—	—	9	11-19	2-7	4-5	+3
Kevin Durant F	40	33	2	7	2	4	—	13-19	4-8	3-4	-7
Royce O'Neale F	32	4	5	1	2	—	—	2-8	0-4	—	-10
Grayson Allen G	29	11	7	1	1	1	2	4-7	3-6	—	-2
Bradley Beal G	25	17	3	6	1	—	—	6-10	1-3	4-5	+2
Nick Richards C	25	7	5	1	—	—	2	3-7	—	1-2	+5
Tyus Jones G	24	5	3	3	1	—	1	2-7	1-2	—	-9
Mason Plumlee F-C	15	3	3	1	—	1	1	0-2	—	3-4	-15
Ryan Dunn F	9	5	4	2	—	—	—	2-6	1-2	—	-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	40	33	68.9	35.2	+12.2	17.2
Julius Randle	Bench	35	28	68.6	25.6	-5.4	21.3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	35	23	77.3	21.5	+22.6	11.5
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	37	14	79.9	12.2	+6.6	10.3
Rob Dillingham	Bench	15	8	82.0	18.8	+10.3	12.2
Mike Conley	Bench	30	6	75.0	9.5	-6.5	3.9
Rudy Gobert	Bench	34	4	40.0	8.5	+13.4	3.3
Luka Garza	Bench	4	3	75.0	18.2	+11.1	12.5
Jaylen Clark	Bench	10	2	33.3	14.3	+58.1	9.3
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	-300.0	-33.3
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	40	33	79.5	22.0	-8.5	20.3
Devin Booker	Bench	41	28	66.0	30.5	+2.2	9.6
Bradley Beal	Bench	25	17	69.7	20.3	+1.4	14.0
Grayson Allen	Bench	29	11	78.6	12.9	-7.5	9.1
Nick Richards	Bench	25	7	44.4	18.2	+5.5	3.1
Tyus Jones	Bench	24	5	35.7	14.8	-22.1	4.9
Ryan Dunn	Bench	9	5	41.7	26.1	-30.1	7.4
Royce O'Neale	Bench	32	4	25.0	11.1	-16.8	1.0
Mason Plumlee	Bench	15	3	39.9	13.5	-53.3	1.7
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0