Phoenix Suns 116, Minnesota Timberwolves 121 — Recap

January 13, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 116, Minnesota Timberwolves 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 25-35 MIN; Q2 PHX 24-29 MIN; Q3 PHX 26-28 MIN; Q4 PHX 41-29 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Damion Lee (PHX) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Mikal Bridges (PHX) 24 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; D'Angelo Russell (MIN) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Taurean Prince (MIN) 16 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Damion Lee

31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 6 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 12-24 FG

Scoring · PHX

Mikal Bridges

24 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 9-14 FG

Season highs

Damion Lee · Season-high 31 pointsDamion Lee · Season-high 6 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
PHX	25	24	26	41		116
MIN	35	29	28	29		121

🧮 How They Scored

PHXMIN

46Points in the paint64

21Fast-break points15

13Second-chance points8

25Points off turnovers17

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.8%Effective FG%57.8%

16.4%Turnover %12.4%

21.4%Offensive rebound %10.5%

0.279Free-throw rate0.222

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	40	24	4	6	3	0	4	9-14	3-5	3-3	0
Torrey Craig F	32	9	8	3	3	0	3	3-6	1-2	2-3	-7
Damion Lee G	31	31	6	2	0	0	3	10-17	6-7	5-5	+12
Deandre Ayton C	31	11	11	4	0	0	2	5-18	0-1	1-2	-11
Duane Washington Jr. G	24	8	2	2	0	1	1	3-11	0-2	2-2	-3
Josh Okogie G	20	7	3	1	1	1	2	3-6	1-1	0-0	+1
Dario Saric F	18	5	3	1	1	0	1	2-4	0-0	1-1	-18
Ish Wainright F	14	6	0	3	1	0	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	-10
Saben Lee G	13	12	2	2	0	0	1	3-3	0-0	6-8	+6
Jock Landale C	10	3	2	3	0	1	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	0
Bismack Biyombo C	6	0	2	1	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	+5

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	37	31	6	3	2	0	3	12-24	2-8	5-5	+2
Jaden McDaniels F	36	14	5	6	1	1	0	5-10	2-2	2-2	+13
D'Angelo Russell G	34	17	2	4	2	0	2	6-14	2-5	3-4	+9
Kyle Anderson F	32	10	2	4	0	1	1	4-8	0-2	2-2	+6
Rudy Gobert C	32	4	12	1	4	1	5	1-1	0-0	2-4	+3
Austin Rivers G	21	9	1	1	0	0	0	4-6	1-2	0-0	-13
Taurean Prince F	19	16	1	0	2	0	0	7-12	2-4	0-0	-3
Naz Reid F-C	15	13	6	3	2	0	2	5-8	1-3	2-2	+5
Jaylen Nowell G	13	7	2	2	0	0	1	3-7	0-2	1-1	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Damion Lee	Bench	31	31	80.7	29.3	+20.3	20.0
Mikal Bridges	Bench	40	24	78.3	19.6	+1.3	14.1
Saben Lee	Bench	13	12	92.0	22.9	+15.1	19.8
Deandre Ayton	Bench	31	11	29.1	28.8	-16.9	5.1
Torrey Craig	Bench	32	9	61.5	13.2	-8.5	9.1
Duane Washington Jr.	Bench	24	8	33.7	22.0	-7.8	1.3
Josh Okogie	Bench	20	7	58.3	15.1	+7.2	4.5
Ish Wainright	Bench	14	6	100.0	8.6	-24.0	9.3
Dario Saric	Bench	18	5	56.3	11.9	-47.0	8.2
Jock Landale	Bench	10	3	50.0	14.8	+4.3	6.5
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	6	0	0.0	13.3	+25.7	3.5

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	37	31	59.2	32.2	+2.5	14.4
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	34	17	53.9	22.2	+10.6	7.1
Taurean Prince	Bench	19	16	66.7	24.5	-12.4	13.2
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	36	14	64.3	12.4	+17.5	11.7
Naz Reid	Bench	15	13	73.2	28.2	+11.2	22.5
Kyle Anderson	Bench	32	10	56.3	12.8	+8.6	6.8
Austin Rivers	Bench	21	9	75.0	11.3	-26.5	5.4
Jaylen Nowell	Bench	13	7	47.0	23.5	+6.7	8.3
Rudy Gobert	Bench	32	4	72.5	10.5	+7.4	6.7
Luka Garza	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bryn Forbes	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nathan Knight	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Matt Ryan	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0