Game ID: 22500365
Phoenix Suns @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 23 34 27 21 105PHX 29 32 23 24 108
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 11/30 · back-to-backOUT Hyland missed 4 since 11/21, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 16)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 11/24 after 9, 14 min since (98% of 14)
MIN availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/30 after 4, 2 min since (9% of 16)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 11/24 after 9, 13 min since (95% of 14)
MIN availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/30 after 4, 2 min since (9% of 16)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 11/24 after 9, 12 min since (87% of 14)
NEW Edwards 35 to 40 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
MIN availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 3 since 12/02, returns tonight: 16 min (99% of 16)
MIN availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restBACK Hyland back 11/30 after 4, 9 min since (54% of 16)
MIN availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 12/08 after 3, 10 min since (64% of 16)
MIN availability going into 12/17 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 2 since 12/12, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 12/08 after 3, 19 min since (117% of 16)
MIN availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 12/12, returns tonight: 41 min (118% of 35)
OUT Conley missed 3 since 12/12, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 12/08 after 3, 23 min since (141% of 16)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 37 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 6 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Green missed 9 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Dunn missed 3 since 11/23, out tonight
BACK Bouyea back 11/24 after 2, 11 min since (83% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 11/24 after 2, 8 min since (66% of 12)
PHX availability going into 11/29 · back-to-backOUT Allen missed 7 since 11/16, returns tonight: 26 min (91% of 28)
OUT Green missed 10 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Dunn missed 4 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 11/26, returns tonight: 4 min (32% of 12)
BACK Bouyea back 11/24 after 2, 12 min since (92% of 13)
NEW Goodwin 22 to 28 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 11 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Dunn missed 5 since 11/23, returns tonight: 21 min (110% of 19)
BACK Allen back 11/29 after 7, 26 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Bouyea back 11/24 after 2, 13 min since (97% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 11/24 after 2, 6 min since (49% of 12)
PHX availability going into 12/05 · 3 days' restOUT Green missed 12 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/29 after 7, 26 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Dunn back 12/01 after 5, 21 min since (110% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 11/24 after 2, 15 min since (112% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 11/24 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 12)
PHX availability going into 12/08 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 13 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/29 after 7, 26 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Dunn back 12/01 after 5, 19 min since (103% of 19)
BACK Fleming back 11/29 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 12)
PHX availability going into 12/10 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Green missed 14 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/29 after 7, 28 min since (99% of 28)
BACK Dunn back 12/01 after 5, 21 min since (112% of 19)
BACK Fleming back 11/29 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 12)
PHX availability going into 12/14 · 3 days' restOUT Booker missed 3 since 12/05, returns tonight: 31 min (93% of 34)
OUT Green missed 15 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/29 after 7, 27 min since (94% of 28)
BACK Dunn back 12/01 after 5, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Fleming back 11/29 after 2, 6 min since (51% of 12)
NEW Bouyea 13 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/18 · 3 days' restOUT Green missed 16 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/14 after 3, 31 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Dunn back 12/01 after 5, 19 min since (102% of 19)
PHX availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 17 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/14 after 3, 32 min since (95% of 34)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Hyland (3 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brooks at 23 and Gillespie at 20 a game. Without Green (13 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Phoenix's 32 and the line, where Minnesota takes 25 free throws a game to Phoenix's 19. Call it Minnesota 119, Phoenix 114.
11/30 vs SAS 125-112 — MIN notes
MIN won 125-112. MIN shot 56% (49 of 87) to SAS's 52%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 13 times to SAS's 19. Edwards led with 32 (13 of 18, 4 of 6 from three); Randle added 22, DiVincenzo 18. The hinge was Q4, 36-19: MIN came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 16. MIN trailed 61-62 at the half and won the second half 64-50. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
12/02 @ NOP 149-142 — MIN notes
MIN won 149-142 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 50% (52 of 104) to NOP's 55%, 20 of 51 from three, and got to the line 29 times to NOP's 35. Edwards led with 44 (16 of 30, 6 of 13 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Gobert added 26, Reid 18. The hinge was Q3, 42-35: the deficit went from 10 to 3. MIN trailed 58-68 at the half and won the second half 91-74. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/04 @ NOP 125-116 — MIN notes
MIN won 125-116. MIN shot 46% (42 of 92) to NOP's 45%, 15 of 38 from three. MIN turned it over 19 times to NOP's 12, and NOP turned those into 11 steals. Randle led with 28 (9 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Reid added 19, DiVincenzo 15. The hinge was Q4, 37-26: MIN came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 9. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
12/06 vs LAC 109-106 — MIN notes
MIN won 109-106. MIN shot 50% (34 of 68) to LAC's 47%, 11 of 25 from three, and went to the line 34 times to LAC's 25 — 30 points from the stripe to their 17. McDaniels led with 27 (10 of 13, 3 of 3 from three); Randle added 24, Reid 19. The hinge was Q4, 37-28: MIN came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 3. MIN trailed 42-56 at the half and won the second half 67-50. Conley was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/08 vs PHX 105-108 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-108. MIN shot 47% (39 of 83) to PHX's 46%, 11 of 42 from three. Edwards led with 40 (15 of 21, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Randle added 21, Gobert 15. Q3 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 4 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 85-78 against them. DiVincenzo's -9 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/12 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 101, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Butler III at 16 and Podziemski at 14 a game. Without Ste. Curry (5 straight), Green (2 straight), Horford (2 straight). 4 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 22 a game. 3 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 101 a night to Minnesota's 117 and the line, where Minnesota takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Golden State 114, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
12/14 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 23 a game. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 20 and DeRozan at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Sabonis (11 straight), Plowden (13 straight), Schröder (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Sacramento minus-8 and the line, where Minnesota takes 29 free throws a game to Sacramento's 20. Call it Minnesota 122, Sacramento 111, Minnesota by 11.
12/17 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Randle at 25 and Edwards at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Edwards (2 straight), Conley (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Spencer at 19 and Wells at 18 a game. Without Edey (2 straight), Jackson (9 straight), Small (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 116, Memphis 113, Memphis keeping it close.
12/19 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and McDaniels at 16 a game. Without Edwards (3 straight), Conley (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 103, shooting 55 percent and 46 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Hartenstein (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 46 percent from three to Minnesota's 32 and the line, where Minnesota takes 28 free throws a game to OKC's 20. Call it OKC 117, Minnesota 112.
11/28 @ OKC 119-123 — PHX notes
PHX lost 119-123. PHX shot 46% (42 of 92) to OKC's 48%, 15 of 44 from three. PHX turned it over 18 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 51-37 for them. Gillespie led with 24 (9 of 16, 6 of 11 from three); Booker added 21, Brooks 19. Q4 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 94-82 against them. O'Neale's -12 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/29 vs DEN 112-130 — PHX notes
PHX lost 112-130. PHX took 12 more shots (88 to 76), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to DEN's 58%, 14 of 42 from three. PHX turned it over 7 times to DEN's 16. Brooks led with 27 (10 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Booker added 24, O'Neale 15. Q2 was theirs, 35-33, the deficit cut from 5 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them. Gillespie's -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 @ LAL 125-108 — PHX notes
PHX won 125-108. PHX shot 57% (52 of 92) to LAL's 51%, 17 of 39 from three, and got to the line 8 times to LAL's 15. PHX turned it over 11 times to LAL's 21. Brooks led with 33 (15 of 26, 2 of 7 from three); Gillespie added 28, Williams 13. The hinge was Q2, 35-21: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Brooks was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
12/05 @ HOU 98-117 — PHX notes
PHX lost 98-117. PHX took 24 more shots (100 to 76), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to HOU's 59%, 5 of 36 from three. PHX turned it over 13 times to HOU's 21. Brooks led with 23 (10 of 24, 0 of 4 from three); Bouyea added 18, Gillespie 13. Q1 was theirs, 31-24, but the other 3 periods went 93-67 against them. Allen's -29 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 @ MIN 108-105 — PHX notes
PHX won 108-105. PHX shot 46% (41 of 90) to MIN's 47%, 12 of 33 from three. Williams led with 22 (7 of 9, 7 of 9 at the line); Gillespie added 19, Brooks 18. The hinge was Q1, 29-23: from level to 6 ahead. Bouyea was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
12/10 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 112, shooting 54 percent and 44 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Dort (3 straight), Hartenstein (5 straight), Joe (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brooks at 24 and Gillespie at 19 a game. Without Booker (2 straight), Green (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Phoenix's 32 and the line, where OKC takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 19. Call it OKC 121, Phoenix 111, OKC by 10.
12/14 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brooks at 23 and Gillespie at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Booker (3 straight), Green (15 straight). 3 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 35 and Reaves at 24 a game. 3 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Phoenix's 32 and the line, where the Lakers take 24 free throws a game to Phoenix's 18. Call it Phoenix 116, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/18 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brooks at 22 and Williams at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Green (16 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Butler III at 17 and Post at 14 a game. Without Kuminga (3 straight), Horford (4 straight), Richard (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Phoenix's 32 and the defense, Golden State allowing 109 a night to Phoenix's 117. Call it Golden State 114, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/20 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 34 and Butler III at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Horford (5 straight), Richard (3 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brooks at 20 and Williams at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Green (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Phoenix's 29 and the glass, where Golden State has been minus-1 a night and Phoenix minus-7. Call it Golden State 115, Phoenix 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
JB J. Bouyea
JG J. Goodwin
MW M. Williams
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
MINAE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
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
Suns overcome Edwards' 40 points and snap Timberwolves' 5-game win streak with 108-105 victory
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Mark Williams had 22 points and seven rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns overcame Anthony Edwards ' 40 points to snap the Minnesota Timberwolves ' five-game winning streak with a 108-105 victory Monday night.
Collin Gillespie added 19 points and Dillon Brooks had 18 for the Suns, who stunned Minnesota with a late rally in their previous meeting but had an easier time Monday. Phoenix never trailed by more than two points in its final tuneup before traveling to league-leading Oklahoma City on Wednesday for an NBA Cup quarterfinal game.
Edwards shot 15 for 21 and Julius Randle had 21 points, but the rest of Minnesota's top players struggled. Naz Reid was 2 for 12 off the bench and Jaden McDaniels and Donte DiVincenzo both went 1 for 7.
Rudy Gobert was having a good night until he was ejected in the third quarter for a flagrant foul. He finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
In the Suns' 114-113 home victory on Nov. 21, they became the first team since January 2022 to win in regulation after trailing by eight or more points within the final minute.
This time, the Suns blitzed the Wolves with a 14-3 spurt to start the fourth quarter, turning an 84-all tie into a 98-87 lead. Minnesota got back in it and had a chance to tie, but McDaniels missed a 3-pointer with 3.7 seconds to play.
Up next Suns: Visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.
Timberwolves: Visit the Golden State Warriors on Friday.