Game ID: 22400234
Phoenix Suns @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 22 32 32 34 120PHX 31 33 26 27 117
MIN vs PHX ScoutingMIN vs PHX Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/02 after 5, 5 min since (46% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/02 after 5, 5 min since (46% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Dillingham missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 9 min (92% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 9 min since (92% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 6 min since (62% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/21 · 3 days' restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 6 min since (59% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/24 · 2 days' restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 7 min since (68% of 10)
NEW Conley 25 to 30 min over the last 3
MIN availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 3 since 11/21, returns tonight: 32 min (130% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 4 since 11/02, returns tonight: 10 min (59% of 17)
OUT Gillespie missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 14)
PHX availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 7 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 4 since 11/04, returns tonight: 15 min (115% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 11 min since (76% of 14)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 8 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 11 since 10/23, returns tonight: 6 min (46% of 12)
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 16 min since (92% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 11 min since (79% of 14)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (115% of 13)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Durant missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 9 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 15 min since (90% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 15 min since (109% of 14)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (109% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (46% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 34 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Durant missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Beal missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 24 min (100% of 24)
OUT Gillespie missed 10 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 18 min since (108% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 18 min since (130% of 14)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 16 min since (124% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (44% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 5 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Beal missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 11 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 20 min since (117% of 17)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (114% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (44% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Plumlee 18 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Okogie 14 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Durant missed 6 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Beal missed 4 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 12 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 27 min since (111% of 24)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (112% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (45% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/26 · 5 days' restOUT Durant missed 7 since 11/10, returns tonight: 30 min (81% of 36)
OUT Beal missed 5 since 11/13, returns tonight: 27 min (85% of 32)
OUT Gillespie missed 13 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 25 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 5 min since (41% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Gillespie missed 14 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/26 after 7, 30 min since (81% of 36)
BACK Beal back 11/26 after 5, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 19 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 19 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Beal at 22 and Booker at 19 a game. Without Durant (4 straight), Beal (2 straight), Allen (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Phoenix's 10 and the line, where Phoenix takes 24 free throws a game to Minnesota's 18. Call it Minnesota 115, Phoenix 108.
11/10 vs MIA 94-95 — MIN notes
MIN lost 94-95. MIN took 11 more shots (88 to 77), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIA's 44%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIA's 22. Edwards led with 22 (8 of 24, 4 of 14 from three); Randle added 17, Reid 15. Q2 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 70-63 against them. Conley's -16 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ POR 108-122 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-122. MIN shot 51% (37 of 73) to POR's 51%, 13 of 35 from three. Reid led with 28 (10 of 17, 4 of 8 from three); Edwards added 26, McDaniels 17. Q4 was theirs, 34-29, the deficit cut from 19 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. Edwards's -20 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 @ POR 98-106 — MIN notes
MIN lost 98-106. MIN took 11 more shots (94 to 83), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to POR's 46%, 7 of 39 from three. MIN turned it over 13 times to POR's 19. Edwards led with 24 (10 of 25, 0 of 9 from three); Randle added 20, Reid 15. Q1 was theirs, 33-23, but the other 3 periods went 83-65 against them. They led by as many as 13. Dillingham's -13 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ SAC 130-126 — MIN notes
MIN won 130-126 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 48% (48 of 101) to SAC's 50%, 20 of 49 from three. The glass went 41-51 against them. Edwards led with 36 (14 of 27, 6 of 14 from three); Randle added 26, Reid 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-28: a lead of 8 became 16, and the lead reached 20. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/17 vs PHX 120-117 — MIN notes
MIN won 120-117. MIN shot 52% (42 of 80) to PHX's 54%, 17 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to PHX's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. MIN turned it over 14 times to PHX's 19. Randle led with 35 (11 of 20, 5 of 11 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Edwards added 24, DiVincenzo 15. The hinge was Q4, 34-27: MIN came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 3. MIN trailed 54-64 at the half and won the second half 66-53. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/21 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Poeltl at 23 and Barrett at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Barnes (11 straight), Quickley (4 straight), Walter (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 3 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-6. Call it Minnesota 113, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
11/24 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been minus-1 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the arc, Boston at 39 percent from three to Minnesota's 35. Call it Boston 119, Minnesota 111.
11/26 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 25 a game. Without Conley (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and VanVleet at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Whitmore (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and Minnesota minus-4 and the defense, Houston allowing 103 a night to Minnesota's 113. Call it Houston 113, Minnesota 109, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/27 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Conley (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 114, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/10 vs SAC 118-127 — PHX notes
PHX lost 118-127 in 1 overtime. PHX shot 42% (44 of 105) to SAC's 49%, 18 of 57 from three. Beal led with 28 (9 of 18, 3 of 10 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Booker added 23, Jones 22. Q3 was theirs, 29-19, turning a 7-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 108-89 against them. They led by as many as 11. O'Neale's -16 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ UTA 120-112 — PHX notes
PHX won 120-112. PHX shot 50% (43 of 86) to UTA's 49%, 18 of 39 from three, and went to the line 22 times to UTA's 9 — 16 points from the stripe to their 7. Booker led with 31 (11 of 20, 5 of 9 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Beal added 24, Plumlee 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-21: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/13 @ SAC 104-127 — PHX notes
PHX lost 104-127. PHX took 19 more shots (97 to 78), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to SAC's 64%, 13 of 43 from three, and went to the line 26 times to SAC's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. PHX turned it over 10 times to SAC's 17. Okogie led with 25 (10 of 15, 3 of 4 from three); Booker added 18, Jones 10. Q2 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 6 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 101-77 against them. Dunn's -29 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ OKC 83-99 — PHX notes
PHX lost 83-99. PHX shot 29% (22 of 75) to OKC's 40%, 9 of 37 from three, and went to the line 40 times to OKC's 18 — 30 points from the stripe to their 17. Okogie led with 15 (4 of 12, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Booker added 12, O'Neale 11. Q4 was theirs, 23-16, the deficit cut from 23 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 83-60 against them. Booker's -29 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 @ MIN 117-120 — PHX notes
PHX lost 117-120. PHX shot 54% (46 of 85) to MIN's 52%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 26. PHX turned it over 19 times to MIN's 14, and MIN turned those into 8 steals. Booker led with 44 (15 of 29, 6 of 13 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Allen added 18, Jones 13. Q1 was theirs, 31-22, but the other 3 periods went 98-86 against them. They led by as many as 16.
11/18 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Durant (5 straight), Beal (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 89, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wagner at 28 and M. Wagner at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (9 straight), Carter Jr. (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 89 a night to Phoenix's 117 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Phoenix minus-1. Call it Orlando 110, Phoenix 104.
11/20 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Booker at 24 and Allen at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Durant (6 straight), Beal (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 29 and Brunson at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without McBride (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 115, Phoenix 111, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/26 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Allen at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Durant (7 straight), Beal (5 straight). 5 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Hayes (6 straight), Vanderbilt (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and the Lakers minus-8 and the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to Phoenix's 33. Call it Phoenix 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/27 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 13 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 23 and Thomas at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-8 and the arc, Brooklyn at 43 percent from three to Phoenix's 35. Call it Phoenix 113, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXDB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
IN Ingles
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
PHX/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Randle hits 3 at the buzzer to lift Timberwolves over Booker, Suns with 120-117 win
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Julius Randle hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cap his 35-point night and lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 120-117 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon.
Randle and the Wolves got the ball back with just 2.1 seconds remaining and called a timeout to advance the ball. The ball found Randle, who hit a 24-footer as time expired.
Minnesota overcame a season-high 44 points from Devin Booker , who needed to carry the offensive load for a Suns team still missing Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal with injuries.
Anthony Edwards added 24 points for Minnesota, most of that coming in the second half. He also picked up a technical foul on the same day he was fined by the league for an obscene gesture he made in Friday’s win over Sacramento.
Grayson Allen scored 18 points off the bench for Phoenix, including a few 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.
Takeaways Suns: Phoenix led by as many as 16 points in the first half but let the Wolves hang around after halftime, which eventually cost it in the end.
Timberwolves: This was Randle's best game as a Timberwolf since he was acquired in a blockbuster trade from the Knicks before the season. He was Minnesota's most consistent scorer all game and capped the night with the winning shot.
Key moment A timeout gave the Timberwolves the ability to advance the ball up the floor and allowed Minnesota to run the out-of-bounds play that ended with Randle's 3.
Key stat Edwards was quiet in the first half for Minnesota, scoring just four points. It was his lowest point total in the first half this season and came when the Timberwolves needed a lift as they trailed by double digits.
Up Next The Suns host Orlando on Monday, while the Timberwolves play at the Raptors on Thursday.