Game ID: 22500996
Phoenix Suns @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 36 28 28 24 116PHX 39 24 23 18 104
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 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Conley missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 6 min since (40% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (31% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/11 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 6 min since (45% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (31% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 6 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (35% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 7 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (35% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 8 since 3/01, out tonight
MIN availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 9 since 3/01, returns tonight: 7 min (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 7 min since (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Reid missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 26 min (98% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 7 min since (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 4 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 2 since 3/20, returns tonight: 29 min (163% of 18)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (98% of 26)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 7 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Goodwin missed 7 since 2/22, returns tonight: 14 min (61% of 22)
OUT Bouyea missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Booker back 3/03 after 4, 33 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Highsmith back 3/06 after 2, 11 min since (94% of 11)
NEW Ighodaro 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 17 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 8 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 5 since 3/03, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 13)
OUT Huntley missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Booker back 3/03 after 4, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 14 min since (61% of 22)
BACK Highsmith back 3/06 after 2, 11 min since (100% of 11)
PHX availability going into 3/13 · back-to-backOUT Brooks missed 9 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 16 min since (70% of 22)
BACK Bouyea back 3/12 after 5, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Highsmith back 3/06 after 2, 11 min since (100% of 11)
NEW Fleming 12 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Brooks missed 10 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 16 min since (74% of 22)
BACK Bouyea back 3/12 after 5, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Highsmith back 3/06 after 2, 13 min since (116% of 11)
NEW Green 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT Brooks missed 11 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 7 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Dunn missed 2 since 3/13, returns tonight: 17 min (90% of 19)
OUT Bouyea missed 2 since 3/13, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 13)
OUT Huntley missed 7 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 18 min since (82% of 22)
NEW Green 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Highsmith 11 to 18 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 12 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 8 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 8 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 19 min since (87% of 22)
BACK Dunn back 3/17 after 2, 17 min since (90% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 3/12 after 5, 3 min since (20% of 13)
NEW Green 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 13 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 9 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 9 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 3/17 after 2, 18 min since (97% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 3/12 after 5, 5 min since (37% of 13)
NEW Green 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/22 · back-to-backOUT Brooks missed 14 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 3 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT O'Neale missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 10 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Highsmith missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 10 since 3/05, returns tonight: 5 min (47% of 10)
BACK Dunn back 3/17 after 2, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 3/17 after 2, 6 min since (49% of 13)
NEW Green 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 15 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 4 since 3/17, returns tonight: 23 min (82% of 28)
OUT O'Neale missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 28 min (100% of 28)
OUT Williams missed 11 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Coffey missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Highsmith missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 3/17 after 2, 22 min since (116% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 3/17 after 2, 10 min since (73% of 13)
BACK Huntley back 3/22 after 10, 5 min since (47% of 10)
NEW Ighodaro 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 20 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 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 16 a game. Without Conley (8 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Booker at 34 and Green at 28 a game. Without Brooks (11 straight), Williams (7 straight), Dunn (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Phoenix's 10 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Minnesota's 125. Call it Phoenix 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/10 @ LAL 106-120 — MIN notes
MIN lost 106-120. MIN shot 46% (37 of 80) to LAL's 48%, 10 of 40 from three. MIN turned it over 11 times to LAL's 6. Edwards led with 14 (2 of 15, 1 of 10 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Randle added 14, Reid 13. Q1 was theirs, 21-16, but the other 3 periods went 104-85 against them. DiVincenzo's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/11 @ LAC 128-153 — MIN notes
MIN lost 128-153. MIN shot 60% (46 of 77) to LAC's 63%, 11 of 25 from three, and got to the line 29 times to LAC's 36. MIN turned it over 21 times to LAC's 10, and LAC turned those into 16 steals. Edwards led with 36 (11 of 17, 3 of 8 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Reid added 18, McDaniels 11. Q2 was theirs, 38-36, the deficit cut from 11 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 117-90 against them. McDaniels's -40 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/13 @ GSW 127-117 — MIN notes
MIN won 127-117. MIN shot 56% (46 of 82) to GSW's 40%, 12 of 30 from three. MIN turned it over 16 times to GSW's 8, and GSW turned those into 8 steals. Edwards led with 42 (13 of 22, 4 of 9 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Gobert added 18, McDaniels 15. The hinge was Q2, 38-20: a lead of 3 became 21, and the lead reached 25. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/15 @ OKC 103-116 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-116. MIN shot 47% (36 of 77) to OKC's 42%, 15 of 33 from three. MIN turned it over 22 times to OKC's 7, and OKC turned those into 16 steals. Randle led with 32 (11 of 18, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Edwards added 19, Dosunmu 18. Q2 was theirs, 31-24, turning a 1-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 92-72 against them. Gobert's -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/17 vs PHX 116-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 116-104. MIN shot 51% (43 of 84) to PHX's 38%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to PHX's 23 — 21 points from the stripe to their 17. MIN turned it over 16 times to PHX's 11, and PHX turned those into 13 steals. Randle led with 32 (10 of 17, 2 of 3 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Hyland added 22, Dosunmu 19. The hinge was Q4, 24-18: a lead of 6 became 12, and the lead reached 16. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/18 vs UTA — 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 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 20 a game. Without Conley (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 24 and Williams at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Konchar (3 straight), Mykhailiuk (7 straight), Love (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-4. Call it Minnesota 120, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
3/20 vs POR — 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 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 21 a game. Without Edwards (2 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 23 and Clingan at 17 a game. Without Sharpe (18 straight), Love (14 straight), Krejčí (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 120 and the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Portland's 36. Call it Minnesota 118, Portland 115, Portland keeping it close.
3/22 @ 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 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Tatum at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Vučević (7 straight), Walsh (4 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. Without Edwards (3 straight), Reid (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Minnesota plus-2 and the arc, Minnesota at 40 percent from three to Boston's 32. Call it Boston 115, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/25 vs HOU — 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 106, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight), Conley (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Sengun at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Houston's 115 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota plus-1. Call it Minnesota 115, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
3/10 @ MIL 129-114 — PHX notes
PHX won 129-114. PHX shot 54% (48 of 89) to MIL's 51%, 24 of 51 from three, and got to the line 11 times to MIL's 20. PHX turned it over 11 times to MIL's 16. Booker led with 27 (10 of 21, 4 of 7 from three); J. Green added 25, O'Neale 21. The hinge was Q4, 29-17: a lead of 3 became 15. PHX trailed 62-65 at the half and won the second half 67-49. Ighodaro was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/12 @ IND 123-108 — PHX notes
PHX won 123-108. PHX shot 52% (46 of 88) to IND's 45%, 13 of 32 from three. Booker led with 43 (14 of 31, 4 of 7 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Green added 36, O'Neale 15. The hinge was Q4, 27-20: a lead of 8 became 15. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/13 @ TOR 115-122 — PHX notes
PHX lost 115-122. PHX shot 48% (38 of 80) to TOR's 53%, 18 of 42 from three, and went to the line 30 times to TOR's 20 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 34-44 against them. Green led with 34 (13 of 25, 8 of 16 from three); Booker added 31, Allen 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-29, turning a 2-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-81 against them. They led by as many as 11. Goodwin's -10 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 @ BOS 112-120 — PHX notes
PHX lost 112-120. PHX shot 45% (37 of 83) to BOS's 49%, 13 of 40 from three. Booker led with 40 (15 of 24, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Green added 21, Highsmith 16. Q1 was theirs, 32-31, but the other 3 periods went 89-80 against them. Green's -12 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/17 @ MIN 104-116 — PHX notes
PHX lost 104-116. PHX took 13 more shots (97 to 84), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to MIN's 51%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 23 times to MIN's 29. PHX turned it over 11 times to MIN's 16. Booker led with 34 (11 of 27, 1 of 7 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Ighodaro added 16, Gillespie 12. Q1 was theirs, 39-36, but the other 3 periods went 80-65 against them. They led by as many as 11. Goodwin's -11 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Fox at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 35 and Green at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Brooks (12 straight), Williams (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it San Antonio 119, Phoenix 113.
3/21 vs MIL — 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 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Booker at 34 and Green at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Brooks (13 straight), Allen (2 straight), Williams (9 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Portis at 18 and Rollins at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-3 a night and Milwaukee minus-9 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Milwaukee's 122. Call it Phoenix 117, Milwaukee 110.
3/22 vs TOR — 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 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Green at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Brooks (14 straight), Allen (3 straight), O'Neale (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 26 and Barrett at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Murray-Boyles (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it Toronto 115, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
3/24 vs DEN — 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 109, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Green at 18 a game. Without Brooks (15 straight), Allen (4 straight), O'Neale (3 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 21 and Murray at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 41 percent from three to Phoenix's 36 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 109 a night to Denver's 115. Call it Phoenix 115, Denver 114, Denver keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAD A. Dosunmu
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
KA K. Anderson
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
HH H. Highsmith
JB J. Bouyea
JG J. Goodwin
JG J. Green
KM K. Maluach
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RF R. Fleming
RO R. O'Neale
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's 32 points lead the Timberwolves in a 116-104 win that hands the Suns a 3rd straight loss
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Julius Randle scored 32 points and Bones Hyland had 22 points off the bench to help the Minnesota Timberwolves offset the absence of All-Star Anthony Edwards and beat the Phoenix Suns 116-104 on Tuesday night.
Ayo Dosunmu added 19 points and Rudy Gobert had 19 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who are 7-4 without Edwards this season. The NBA 's third-leading scorer will miss the next week or two with knee inflammation.
Devin Booker scored 34 points despite shooting 1 for 7 from 3-point range for the Suns, who finished a five-game road trip with their third straight loss.
After losing 120-112 in Boston the night before, the Suns played without three of their top five scorers as Grayson Allen (knee soreness) joined the previously sidelined Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams .
The Timberwolves (42-27), who entered the evening tied with Denver for fifth place in the Western Conference, used a 16-2 run that started late in the third quarter to take control as Randle posted his second straight 32-point game.
The seventh-place Suns (39-30) were within one game of the Timberwolves just five days ago, trying to move above the cut for avoiding the play-in tournament. Phoenix still won the season series with Minnesota 2-1.
Hyland, the fifth-year guard who has carved out a valuable niche in the rotation, had a big hand in the rally from a lethargic start that had the Timberwolves trailing by 11 points less than five minutes into the game.
Hyland hit a fadeaway 3-pointer from the wing with 0.2 seconds left in the first quarter to cut the deficit to 39-36. After Jaden McDaniels swiped the ball from Royce O'Neale in the backcourt to start a fast break, Hyland finished it with a layup to tie the game at 59.