Butler leads balanced Timberwolves past Suns 115-106

Jimmy Butler scored 32 points to lead six Minnesota in double figures and the Timberwolves never trailed in a 115-106 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.
Dec 24, 2017, 09:06 am - Associated Press

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • TJ Warren misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
  • TJ Warren misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Jackson misses driving layup
  • Jimmy Butler misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • TJ Warren misses 14-foot jumper
  • Tyler Ulis misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Marquese Chriss misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Marquese Chriss makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marquese Chriss misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeff Teague makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Josh Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (Jimmy Butler assists)
  • TJ Warren misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jeff Teague makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Marquese Chriss misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marquese Chriss makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Andrew Wiggins makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Marquese Chriss makes two point shot (Isaiah Canaan assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
  • TJ Warren misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • TJ Warren makes 2-foot layup (Isaiah Canaan assists)
  • Jimmy Butler makes two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Troy Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alex Len makes driving dunk (Isaiah Canaan assists)
  • Dragan Bender makes driving layup
  • Jeff Teague misses two point shot
  • Troy Daniels misses 28-foot three point shot
  • Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Isaiah Canaan makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Isaiah Canaan makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Isaiah Canaan makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Taj Gibson misses tip shot
  • Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
  • Dragan Bender makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Troy Daniels makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Isaiah Canaan assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 21-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jamal Crawford misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Len makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Jackson assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Canaan misses running pullup jump shot
  • Gorgui Dieng misses 17-foot jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 15-foot jumper
  • Marcus Georges-Hunt misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Georges-Hunt makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dragan Bender misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Crawford misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Isaiah Canaan misses three point jumper
  • Gorgui Dieng makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
  • Dragan Bender misses two point shot
  • Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
  • TJ Warren misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tyus Jones makes two point shot
  • Troy Daniels misses three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Gorgui Dieng assists)
  • Tyus Jones makes two point shot (Marcus Georges-Hunt assists)
  • Tyler Ulis makes driving floating jump shot
  • Gorgui Dieng misses two point shot
  • Jamal Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Marquese Chriss makes 13-foot two point shot (Troy Daniels assists)
  • Jeff Teague makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Tyler Ulis misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tyler Ulis misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Troy Daniels makes three point jumper (TJ Warren assists)
  • Jeff Teague makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Marquese Chriss misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Taj Gibson makes two point shot
  • Troy Daniels makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 23-foot jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
  • Marquese Chriss makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Ulis assists)
  • Jamal Crawford misses 16-foot jumper
  • Tyler Ulis misses running pullup jump shot
  • Taj Gibson makes 13-foot two point shot
  • TJ Warren makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • TJ Warren misses two point shot
  • Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
  • Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
  • Andrew Wiggins makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Isaiah Canaan makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaiah Canaan makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Andrew Wiggins makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Troy Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Isaiah Canaan misses driving layup
  • TJ Warren misses 13-foot jumper
  • Jimmy Butler makes 11-foot two point shot
  • TJ Warren misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tyson Chandler makes alley oop dunk shot (Tyler Ulis assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
  • TJ Warren makes dunk (Marquese Chriss assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Jackson makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Jimmy Butler misses two point shot
  • Jeff Teague misses driving floating jump shot
  • Taj Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Jackson makes two point shot
  • TJ Warren makes 21-foot jumper (Marquese Chriss assists)
  • Jeff Teague misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tyler Ulis makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • TJ Warren misses driving floating jump shot
  • Marquese Chriss makes dunk (Josh Jackson assists)
  • Taj Gibson makes dunk (Jeff Teague assists)
  • TJ Warren makes two point shot (Tyler Ulis assists)
  • Jimmy Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tyler Ulis misses two point shot
  • TJ Warren makes tip shot
  • Taj Gibson misses 18-foot jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Josh Jackson makes driving floating jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
  • TJ Warren makes two point shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Taj Gibson misses 1-foot two point shot
  • Josh Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Josh Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Josh Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Josh Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeff Teague makes two point shot
  • TJ Warren misses pullup jump shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes dunk (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Troy Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (TJ Warren assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
  • Isaiah Canaan makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Len assists)
  • Gorgui Dieng misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Dragan Bender makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dragan Bender makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup
  • TJ Warren makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses pullup jump shot
  • Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Crawford makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes 18-foot two point shot
  • Dragan Bender misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Gorgui Dieng makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
  • Troy Daniels misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tyus Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
  • Alex Len makes dunk (Isaiah Canaan assists)
  • Jimmy Butler makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Crawford misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Canaan misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Len makes dunk (Isaiah Canaan assists)
  • Jamal Crawford misses pullup jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
  • Troy Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Isaiah Canaan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Jackson assists)
  • Jimmy Butler makes layup (Gorgui Dieng assists)
  • Marquese Chriss makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marquese Chriss misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Tyus Jones misses layup
  • TJ Warren makes two point shot (Isaiah Canaan assists)
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Marquese Chriss misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
  • Gorgui Dieng misses 20-foot jumper
  • TJ Warren makes 12-foot jumper (Isaiah Canaan assists)
  • Jimmy Butler misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2
  • TJ Warren misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jimmy Butler misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Josh Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Josh Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes 11-foot jump bank shot
  • TJ Warren misses two point shot
  • Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
  • Jeff Teague misses driving floating jump shot
  • Isaiah Canaan makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • TJ Warren makes 9-foot two point shot (Isaiah Canaan assists)
  • Jimmy Butler misses two point shot
  • Taj Gibson makes two point shot
  • Isaiah Canaan makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Andrew Wiggins makes pullup jump shot
  • TJ Warren makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Troy Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dragan Bender misses 25-foot three point jumper
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