Minnesota Timberwolves 116, Phoenix Suns 98 — Recap

March 2, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 116, Phoenix Suns 98. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 28-34 PHX; Q2 MIN 21-17 PHX; Q3 MIN 34-21 PHX; Q4 MIN 33-26 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 44 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 26 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-23 shooting; Donte DiVincenzo (MIN) 24 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Bradley Beal (PHX) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

44 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 6 3PM · 12-22 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 10-23 FG

Scoring · MIN

Donte DiVincenzo

24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 8 3PM · 8-14 FG

Season highs

Donte DiVincenzo · Season-high 8 threes

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	28	21	34	33		116
PHX	34	17	21	26		98

🧮 How They Scored

MINPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.8%Effective FG%52.9%

7.3%Turnover %19.5%

12.2%Offensive rebound %23.1%

0.228Free-throw rate0.271

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Naz Reid F-C	39	7	10	5	2	1	1	3-15	1-8	0-2	+26
Anthony Edwards G	36	44	5	7	2	—	1	12-22	6-14	14-14	+22
Julius Randle F	34	20	6	3	—	—	2	8-14	2-5	2-2	—
Jaden McDaniels F	33	13	7	4	3	—	1	5-9	2-4	1-1	+25
Donte DiVincenzo G	27	24	2	2	5	—	1	8-14	8-13	—	+26
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	26	—	2	6	3	1	1	0-6	0-3	—	+11
Mike Conley G	20	3	1	1	2	—	1	1-3	1-2	—	-5
Jaylen Clark G	11	3	2	—	—	—	—	1-3	1-2	—	+4
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-3	—	—	-4
Leonard Miller F	2	2	—	—	1	—	—	1-1	—	—	-3
Rob Dillingham G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	-3
Josh Minott F	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-3
Luka Garza C	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-3

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	38	26	10	4	—	2	4	10-23	3-9	3-7	-16
Devin Booker G	35	17	4	5	1	—	6	5-12	3-7	4-4	-26
Bradley Beal G	33	18	4	3	—	—	4	8-15	2-5	—	-16
Nick Richards C	25	4	8	2	—	1	2	—	—	4-4	-8
Mason Plumlee F-C	21	4	7	2	—	—	—	1-2	—	2-2	-13
Tyus Jones G	17	10	1	1	1	—	1	4-4	2-2	—	-2
Grayson Allen G	15	5	2	1	—	2	1	1-4	1-4	2-2	—
Royce O'Neale F	14	—	5	1	—	1	—	0-3	0-3	—	-15
Ryan Dunn F	11	5	3	1	—	1	1	2-6	1-5	—	-5
Oso Ighodaro F	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+3
Collin Gillespie G	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	+3

🔬 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	36	44	78.1	32.1	+23.9	27.8
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	27	24	85.7	22.4	+37.4	24.0
Julius Randle	Bench	34	20	67.2	21.3	-4.6	10.4
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	33	13	68.9	13.0	+29.3	12.8
Naz Reid	Bench	39	7	22.0	18.9	+26.4	3.6
Mike Conley	Bench	20	3	50.0	8.7	-12.5	-1.3
Jaylen Clark	Bench	11	3	50.0	12.0	+11.4	7.1
Leonard Miller	Bench	2	2	100.0	25.0	-50.0	66.7
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	26	—	0.0	11.7	+21.7	3.1
Luka Garza	Bench	2	—	0.0	25.0	-50.0	-22.2
Josh Minott	Bench	2	—	0.0	25.0	-50.0	-22.2
Rob Dillingham	Bench	2	—	0.0	25.0	-50.0	-44.4
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	7	—	0.0	18.8	-26.7	-8.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	38	26	49.8	33.7	-17.1	9.9
Bradley Beal	Bench	33	18	60.0	25.7	-18.2	6.4
Devin Booker	Bench	35	17	61.8	25.3	-30.5	6.7
Tyus Jones	Bench	17	10	125.0	11.1	-7.8	19.7
Grayson Allen	Bench	15	5	51.2	16.7	+2.9	9.9
Ryan Dunn	Bench	11	5	41.7	25.9	-21.7	5.9
Mason Plumlee	Bench	21	4	69.4	5.7	-28.3	11.1
Nick Richards	Bench	25	4	113.6	7.0	-13.1	7.4
Royce O'Neale	Bench	14	—	0.0	8.3	-43.6	4.7
Collin Gillespie	Bench	2	—	0.0	14.3	+50.0	-22.2
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	+50.0	22.2