National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 123,
Phoenix 119
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 18, 2021
Where: Phoenix Suns Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #21 Dedric Taylor, #17 Jonathan Sterling, #5 Kane Fitzgerald
Attendance: 3172
Where: Phoenix Suns Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #21 Dedric Taylor, #17 Jonathan Sterling, #5 Kane Fitzgerald
Attendance: 3172
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota Timberwolves
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Anthony Edwards - G | 38:17 | 15-31 | 4-13 | 8-13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Ricky Rubio - G | 29:18 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Jake Layman - F | 22:22 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt - F | 7:53 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns - C | 35:50 | 15-24 | 5-7 | 6-7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jaden McDaniels | 26:55 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Okogie | 22:16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 21:47 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 20:38 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Naz Reid | 14:44 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Malik Beasley | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jarrett Culver | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Ed Davis | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 44-93 | 11-34 | 24-35 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 123 | |
| 47.3% | 32.4% | 68.6% | Team Rebs: 14 | Total TO: 12 | ||||||||||
Phoenix Suns
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Devin Booker - G | 34:41 | 13-22 | 3-8 | 6-7 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 |
| Chris Paul - G | 31:27 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Mikal Bridges - F | 33:32 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | -5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Jae Crowder - F | 31:11 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Deandre Ayton - C | 26:20 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Dario Saric | 21:39 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Cameron Payne | 16:33 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Langston Galloway | 15:23 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Abdel Nader | 14:29 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-4 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jevon Carter | 7:41 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 7:04 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty-Shon Alexander | DNP | |||||||||||||
| E'Twaun Moore | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jalen Smith | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 45-85 | 15-36 | 14-19 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 119 | |
| 52.9% | 41.7% | 73.7% | Team Rebs: 6 | Total TO: 22 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| MIN | None |
| PHO | None |
Team Statistics
| Minnesota | Phoenix | ||
| Fast Break Points | 9 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| Points in the Paint | 60 | Points in the Paint | 46 |
| Biggest Lead | 6 | Biggest Lead | 15 |