National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 115,
Phoenix 106
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 23, 2017
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #5 Kane Fitzgerald, #40 Leon Wood, #51 Aaron Smith
Attendance: 16482
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #5 Kane Fitzgerald, #40 Leon Wood, #51 Aaron Smith
Attendance: 16482
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota Timberwolves
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jimmy Butler - G | 37:47 | 10-19 | 0-3 | 12-13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Jeff Teague - G | 33:35 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Taj Gibson - F | 34:48 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Andrew Wiggins - F | 30:48 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns - C | 38:20 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Gorgui Dieng | 22:52 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Jamal Crawford | 21:29 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Tyus Jones | 14:25 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Marcus Georges-Hunt | 5:56 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cole Aldrich | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Nemanja Bjelica | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Brooks | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Shabazz Muhammad | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 42-84 | 6-16 | 25-29 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 115 | |
| 50.0% | 37.5% | 86.2% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 14 | ||||||||||
Phoenix Suns
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Josh Jackson - G | 19:30 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-6 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Tyler Ulis - G | 17:56 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| TJ Warren - F | 38:32 | 12-25 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Marquese Chriss - F | 25:04 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 3-6 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Tyson Chandler - C | 31:23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Isaiah Canaan | 30:04 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 5-5 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Troy Daniels | 29:29 | 6-14 | 6-12 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Dragan Bender | 22:56 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Alex Len | 16:37 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Danuel House | 8:29 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-3 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Devin Booker | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jared Dudley | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Greg Monroe | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 40-86 | 11-32 | 15-24 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 106 | |
| 46.5% | 34.4% | 62.5% | Team Rebs: 11 | Total TO: 13 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| MIN | None |
| PHO | None |
Team Statistics
| Minnesota | Phoenix | ||
| Fast Break Points | 12 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| Points in the Paint | 52 | Points in the Paint | 48 |
| Biggest Lead | 22 | Biggest Lead | 0 |