Phoenix Suns @ Minnesota Timberwolves
34-43, 13-26 Away
104
34-43, 13-26 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHX | 20 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 104 |
MIN | 27 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 108 |
47-29, 28-11 Home
108
47-29, 28-11 Home
Shot Chart
- Sam Mitchell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Chauncey Billups missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Kevin Garnett missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Chauncey Billups made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Kevin Garnett made Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Chauncey Billups made 20 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Layup.
- Robert Pack missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Felipe Lopez missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Robert Pack.
- Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Gary Trent made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Robert Pack.
- Gary Trent made 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Gary Trent missed Layup.
- Gary Trent made 13 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Kevin Garnett made Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Iakovos Tsakalidis.
- Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kevin Garnett made 12 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Iakovos Tsakalidis.
- Kevin Garnett made 6 ft Jumper.
- Sam Mitchell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Robert Pack.
- Anthony Peeler made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Sam Mitchell missed Layup. Blocked by Bo Outlaw.
- Sam Mitchell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Pack.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Robert Pack missed Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made Tip Shot.
- Sam Mitchell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Robert Pack missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Mitchell.
- Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Layup.
- Joe Smith made Tip Shot.
- Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Joe Smith.
- Gary Trent made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Chauncey Billups made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Trent.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Gary Trent.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Trent.
- Chauncey Billups missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Gary Trent made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Joe Smith.
- Joe Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Shawn Marion made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bo Outlaw.
- Joe Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shawn Marion missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Bo Outlaw missed Jumper.
- Shawn Marion missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Milt Palacio missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Milt Palacio made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bo Outlaw.
- Jake Voskuhl missed Jumper.
- Jake Voskuhl made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
- Joe Johnson missed Jumper.
- Joe Johnson made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bo Outlaw.
- Shawn Marion missed Jumper.
- Jake Voskuhl made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Jake Voskuhl made 16 ft Jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
- Stephon Marbury missed Layup.
- Shawn Marion missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Jake Voskuhl made Dunk.
- Shawn Marion missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Jake Voskuhl made Tip Shot.
- Shawn Marion missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
- Alton Ford missed Layup.
- Jake Voskuhl missed Layup.
- Anfernee Hardaway missed Jumper.
- Jake Voskuhl made Layup. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
- Jake Voskuhl made Layup. Assisted by Dan Majerle.
- Stephon Marbury made Layup.
- Dan Majerle made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
- Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dan Majerle missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
- Anfernee Hardaway missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Shawn Marion missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Anfernee Hardaway made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dan Majerle.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis made Layup. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
- Stephon Marbury made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis missed Dunk. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Shawn Marion missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Joe Johnson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Stephon Marbury missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dan Majerle made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis made 5 ft Jumper.
- Milt Palacio missed Layup. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Milt Palacio missed Layup.
- Shawn Marion missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shawn Marion made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis made Layup.
- Joe Johnson made 9 ft Jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
- Shawn Marion made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
- Shawn Marion missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anfernee Hardaway made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Stephon Marbury made 18 ft Jumper.
- Bo Outlaw made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Anfernee Hardaway made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Shawn Marion missed 31 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dan Majerle missed Jumper.
- Shawn Marion made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
- Anfernee Hardaway made 19 ft Jumper.
- Shawn Marion made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jake Voskuhl made Layup. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
- Stephon Marbury missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
- Shawn Marion made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
- Shawn Marion missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Gary Trent.
- Anfernee Hardaway made Two Point Shot.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Dan Majerle.
- Shawn Marion made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Stephon Marbury missed Layup.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis made Tip Shot.
- Iakovos Tsakalidis missed Layup. Blocked by Joe Smith.
SUNS
TIMBERWOLVES
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Iakovos Tsakalidis vs. Kevin Garnett. Joe Johnson gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | Shawn Marion made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bo Outlaw. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | 24 second | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Joe Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:48 | | Sam Mitchell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | Shawn Marion missed 17 ft Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:29 | | Wally Szczerbiak Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed 5 ft Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:17 | | Bo Outlaw Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:07 | | Bo Outlaw missed Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:04 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:59 | | Wally Szczerbiak made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:38 | | Shawn Marion missed 14 ft Jumper. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:26 | | Chauncey Billups missed 15 ft Jumper. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:25 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Chauncey Billups missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:19 | | Bo Outlaw Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:14 | | Milt Palacio missed 15 ft Jumper. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Phoenix Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Iakovos Tsakalidis Loose Ball Foul | 2 | 4 |
| 9:03 | | Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 2 | 6 |
| 8:33 | | Iakovos Tsakalidis Offensive Foul | 2 | 6 |
| 8:33 | | Iakovos Tsakalidis Foul | 2 | 6 |
| 8:33 | | Jake Voskuhl enters the game for Iakovos Tsakalidis. | 2 | 6 |
| 8:26 | | Bo Outlaw Personal Foul | 2 | 6 |
| 8:18 | | Kevin Garnett missed 5 ft Jumper. | 2 | 6 |
| 8:15 | | Shawn Marion Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Sam Mitchell Shooting Foul | 2 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Bo Outlaw made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 3 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Bo Outlaw missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 3 | 6 |
| 7:52 | | Phoenix Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 6 |
| 7:41 | | Wally Szczerbiak made Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 3 | 8 |
| 7:20 | | Milt Palacio made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bo Outlaw. | 5 | 8 |
| 6:54 | | Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. | 5 | 10 |
| 6:33 | | Jake Voskuhl missed Jumper. | 5 | 10 |
| 6:30 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 10 |
| 6:20 | | Chauncey Billups made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 5 | 12 |
| 6:13 | | Phoenix Full Timeout. | 5 | 12 |
| 5:56 | | Jake Voskuhl made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion. | 7 | 12 |
| 5:35 | | Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Jumper. | 7 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Milt Palacio Loose Ball Foul | 7 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Stephon Marbury enters the game for Milt Palacio. | 7 | 12 |
| 5:28 | | Wally Szczerbiak made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups. | 7 | 14 |
| 5:28 | | Joe Johnson Shooting Foul | 7 | 14 |
| 5:28 | | Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 7 | 15 |
| 5:13 | | Joe Johnson missed Jumper. | 7 | 15 |
| 5:11 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 15 |
| 4:54 | | Kevin Garnett made Jumper. | 7 | 17 |
| 4:35 | | Joe Johnson made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bo Outlaw. | 9 | 17 |
| 4:16 | | Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 9 | 19 |
| 3:54 | | Shawn Marion missed Jumper. | 9 | 19 |
| 3:50 | | Jake Voskuhl Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 19 |
| 3:43 | | Jake Voskuhl made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury. | 11 | 19 |
| 3:31 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed 14 ft Jumper. | 11 | 19 |
| 3:28 | | Joe Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 19 |
| 3:08 | | Jake Voskuhl made 16 ft Jumper. | 13 | 19 |
| 2:49 | | Wally Szczerbiak made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 13 | 21 |
| 2:36 | | Kevin Garnett Shooting Foul | 13 | 21 |
| 2:36 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 13 | 21 |
| 2:36 | | Jake Voskuhl made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 21 |
| 2:36 | | Jake Voskuhl missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 14 | 21 |
| 2:34 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 21 |
| 2:21 | | Chauncey Billups made 20 ft Jumper. | 14 | 23 |
| 2:01 | | Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot. | 16 | 23 |
| 1:50 | | Joe Johnson Personal Foul | 16 | 23 |
| 1:50 | | Loren Woods enters the game for Radoslav Nesterovic. | 16 | 23 |
| 1:50 | | Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 16 | 24 |
| 1:50 | | Anfernee Hardaway enters the game for Joe Johnson. | 16 | 24 |
| 1:50 | | Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 16 | 25 |
| 1:37 | | Stephon Marbury missed Layup. | 16 | 25 |
| 1:35 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 25 |
| 1:29 | | Chauncey Billups Offensive Foul | 16 | 25 |
| 1:29 | | Chauncey Billups Foul | 16 | 25 |
| 1:22 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Sam Mitchell. | 16 | 25 |
| 1:15 | | Shawn Marion missed 13 ft Jumper. | 16 | 25 |
| 1:12 | | Jake Voskuhl Offensive Rebound. | 18 | 25 |
| 1:12 | | Jake Voskuhl made Dunk. | 18 | 25 |
| 55.2 | | Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Anfernee Hardaway. | 18 | 25 |
| 49.8 | | Shawn Marion missed 9 ft Jumper. | 18 | 25 |
| 47.8 | | Jake Voskuhl Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 25 |
| 47.8 | | Jake Voskuhl made Tip Shot. | 20 | 25 |
| 28.2 | | Shawn Marion Shooting Foul | 20 | 25 |
| 28.2 | | Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 20 | 26 |
| 28.2 | | Robert Pack enters the game for Chauncey Billups. | 20 | 26 |
| 28.2 | | Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 20 | 27 |
| 2.9 | | Shawn Marion missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 27 |
| 1.4 | | Bo Outlaw Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 20 | 27 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Target Center
1:00 AM, 7 April 2002
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,716
- Referees:
- Bill Spooner
- Ronnie Nunn
- Dee Kantner
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 8 | 21 | .276 | 11 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 12.5 | L1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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