Game ID: 22401071
Phoenix Suns @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 27 30 35 32 124PHX 21 24 30 34 109
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 3/17 · back-to-backBACK Gobert back 3/09 after 10, 28 min since (86% of 32)
MIN availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restBACK Gobert back 3/09 after 10, 26 min since (82% of 32)
MIN availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Dillingham missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 6 min (64% of 10)
MIN availability going into 3/24 · 2 days' restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 6 min since (64% of 10)
MIN availability going into 3/28 · 3 days' restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 4 min since (44% of 10)
MIN availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 4 min since (44% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restNEW Gobert 32 to 37 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 4 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Richards back 3/16 after 2, 16 min since (69% of 23)
BACK Ighodaro back 3/12 after 4, 28 min since (161% of 17)
BACK Morris back 3/17 after 16, 6 min since (43% of 13)
PHX availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 5 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Richards back 3/16 after 2, 20 min since (87% of 23)
BACK Ighodaro back 3/12 after 4, 26 min since (152% of 17)
BACK Morris back 3/17 after 16, 6 min since (43% of 13)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/24 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 3 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 6 since 3/12, returns tonight: 12 min (49% of 24)
OUT Plumlee missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Richards back 3/16 after 2, 20 min since (87% of 23)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 4 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 11 min (61% of 18)
OUT Morris missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 6 min (48% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 6 min (51% of 12)
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 12 min since (49% of 24)
BACK Richards back 3/16 after 2, 22 min since (97% of 23)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/28 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 5 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 13 min since (54% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (61% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/17 after 16, 6 min since (46% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (51% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 6 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 13 min since (53% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (61% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (48% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (51% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 7 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (65% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (62% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/04 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 8 since 3/17, returns tonight: 30 min (94% of 32)
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 18 min since (75% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (65% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (62% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Gillespie 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (47% of 12)
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 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 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 15 a game. 3 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Booker at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Beal (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the line, where Minnesota takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 16 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-1. Call it Minnesota 117, Phoenix 112.
3/17 vs IND 130-132 — MIN notes
MIN lost 130-132 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 45% (44 of 97) to IND's 49%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 36 times to IND's 23 — 29 points from the stripe to their 19. MIN turned it over 14 times to IND's 20. Edwards led with 38 (9 of 24, 1 of 11 from three, 19 of 20 at the line); Reid added 21, DiVincenzo 19. Q3 was theirs, 41-29, the deficit cut from 14 to 2, but the other 4 periods went 103-89 against them. DiVincenzo's -20 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 vs NOP 115-119 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-119. MIN shot 45% (35 of 77) to NOP's 53%, 16 of 39 from three, and went to the line 36 times to NOP's 22 — 29 points from the stripe to their 12. Edwards led with 29 (5 of 19, 4 of 10 from three, 15 of 17 at the line); Randle added 17, Conley 16. Q1 was theirs, 30-24, but the other 3 periods went 95-85 against them. They led by as many as 14. Randle's -20 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 vs NOP 134-93 — MIN notes
MIN won 134-93. MIN shot 54% (48 of 89) to NOP's 50%, 19 of 44 from three. MIN turned it over 13 times to NOP's 25. Randle led with 20 (7 of 11, 2 of 5 from three); Edwards added 17, McDaniels 17. The hinge was Q4, 37-21: a lead of 25 became 41. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
3/24 @ IND 103-119 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-119. MIN shot 48% (44 of 91) to IND's 49%, 9 of 35 from three. MIN turned it over 17 times to IND's 11, and IND turned those into 9 steals. Reid led with 20 (8 of 13, 3 of 6 from three); Edwards added 17, Gobert 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 22 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 95-73 against them. Edwards's -24 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 vs PHX 124-109 — MIN notes
MIN won 124-109. MIN shot 53% (47 of 89) to PHX's 52%, 19 of 39 from three. MIN turned it over 11 times to PHX's 16. Randle led with 25 (9 of 15, 2 of 4 from three); Edwards added 20, Gobert 17. The hinge was Q1, 27-21: from level to 6 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Conley was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/30 vs DET — 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 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 24 and Randle at 18 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sasser at 17 and Duren at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Cunningham (3 straight), Smith (12 straight), Harper Jr. (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 43 percent from three to Minnesota's 38. Call it Minnesota 117, Detroit 115, Detroit keeping it close.
4/01 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. Without Strawther (14 straight). 3 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 22 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 109 a night to Denver's 116. Call it Denver 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
4/03 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 118, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 15 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Evbuomwan (2 straight), Etienne (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 23 and Randle at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-7 a night and Brooklyn minus-6 and the arc, Minnesota at 39 percent from three to Brooklyn's 33. Call it Minnesota 116, Brooklyn 109.
4/05 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grimes at 22 and Yabusele at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Maxey (17 straight), Oubre Jr. (12 straight), Drummond (12 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Randle at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the arc, Minnesota at 37 percent from three to Philadelphia's 30. Call it Minnesota 116, Philadelphia 110.
3/19 vs CHI 127-121 — PHX notes
PHX won 127-121. PHX shot 49% (47 of 96) to CHI's 54%, 15 of 40 from three, and went to the line 20 times to CHI's 12 — 18 points from the stripe to their 8. Booker led with 41 (14 of 26, 6 of 12 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Durant added 26, Richards 18. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/21 vs CLE 123-112 — PHX notes
PHX won 123-112. PHX shot 52% (48 of 92) to CLE's 45%, 19 of 42 from three, and got to the line 8 times to CLE's 14. Durant led with 42 (17 of 29, 4 of 9 from three); Booker added 17, Jones 16. The hinge was Q2, 27-17: a lead of 1 became 11, and the lead reached 21. Ighodaro was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/24 vs MIL 108-106 — PHX notes
PHX won 108-106. PHX shot 48% (39 of 82) to MIL's 45%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MIL's 29. PHX turned it over 16 times to MIL's 7, and MIL turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 52-36 for them. Durant led with 38 (11 of 21, 7 of 9 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Booker added 19, Dunn 12. The hinge was Q3, 27-20: PHX came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 3. PHX trailed 54-58 at the half and won the second half 54-48. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/26 vs BOS 102-132 — PHX notes
PHX lost 102-132. PHX shot 41% (36 of 87) to BOS's 51%, 13 of 41 from three. The glass went 38-48 against them. Durant led with 30 (11 of 16, 3 of 4 from three); Booker added 14, Richards 10. Q4 was theirs, 21-24, but the other 3 periods went 108-81 against them. Booker's -33 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ MIN 109-124 — PHX notes
PHX lost 109-124. PHX shot 52% (41 of 79) to MIN's 53%, 18 of 37 from three. PHX turned it over 16 times to MIN's 11, and MIN turned those into 12 steals. Durant led with 23 (7 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Gillespie added 22, O'Neale 21. Q4 was theirs, 34-32, the deficit cut from 17 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 92-75 against them. Booker's -20 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Durant at 32 and Booker at 20 a game. Without Beal (6 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Sengun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Whitmore (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 16 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-9 a night and Phoenix plus-1. Call it Houston 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
4/01 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Lillard (6 straight), Portis (21 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 15 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Booker at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Beal (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-1 a night and Milwaukee minus-9 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 25 free throws a game to Phoenix's 15. Call it Milwaukee 118, Phoenix 114, Phoenix keeping it close.
4/04 @ 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 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 129, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Beal (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Phoenix's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Phoenix minus-1. Call it Boston 121, Phoenix 109, Boston by 12.
4/06 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Anunoby at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Brunson (15 straight), McBride (8 straight), Robinson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 132, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Durant at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Plumlee (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Phoenix's 132 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-6. Call it New York 120, Phoenix 109, New York by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
PHXCG C. Gillespie
CM C. Martin
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
KD K. Durant
NR N. Richards
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
MIN/PHX 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 and Edwards help Timberwolves complete a 4-game season sweep of Suns 124-109
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Julius Randle scored 25 points, Anthony Edwards finished with 20 after missing the second quarter due to injury and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 124-109 on Friday night.
The Timberwolves completed a four-game season sweep of the Suns. Minnesota has won its last seven against Phoenix, dating to last year’s postseason.
Edwards was hit in the face by Phoenix's Kevin Durant with 2:43 to play in the first quarter. Edwards attempted to intercept a pass intended for Durant, whose arm caught Edwards in the nose. Edwards fell to the ground in pain and remained down for a minute before being escorted to the locker room.
Durant had a team-best 23 points for Phoenix. Collin Gillespie added a career-high 22 points and nine assists.
The Suns have lost two in a row after winning four straight games. The Suns' Bradley Beal missed his sixth straight game due to a left hamstring injury.
Takeaways Suns: Gillespie’s scoring outburst was a surprise for Phoenix. He had reached double-digit points just twice this season and averaged 4.0 points.
Timberwolves: Without Edwards for an extended period, Minnesota managed to keep Phoenix at a distance. The Wolves took a 12-point lead into halftime, thanks to offense from Randle, Naz Reid , and Jaden McDaniels .
Key moment The incident between Durant and Edwards had Timberwolves fans concerned. Minnesota's star didn't return until after halftime. When he did take the floor again, he received a standing ovation from the home fans.
Key stat Devin Booker , the Suns’ second-leading scorer, finished with 10 points, matching his season low. He didn't score his first points until 3:33 remained in the third quarter. Booker missed his first eight shots overall and first five from long distance.
Up next Both teams play Sunday. Phoenix hosts Houston, while Minnesota hosts Detroit.