Minnesota Timberwolves @ Phoenix Suns
22-21, 10-9 Away
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22-21, 10-9 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 28 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 127 |
PHX | 34 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 124 |
19-22, 12-10 Home
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19-22, 12-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Marcin Gortat makes 13-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Kevin Love misses three point jumper
- Marcin Gortat misses layup
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcin Gortat misses 8-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
- Steve Nash misses two point shot
- Steve Nash makes 16-foot two point shot
- Channing Frye blocks Nikola Pekovic's 7-foot jumper
- Jared Dudley makes 23-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes jumper
- Marcin Gortat misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcin Gortat makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Jared Dudley makes free throw 1 of 1
- Luke Ridnour misses two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot
- Steve Nash makes 11-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wayne Ellington makes 17-foot jumper (Martell Webster assists)
- Jared Dudley makes 7-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Martell Webster assists)
- Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Jared Dudley makes layup
- Jared Dudley makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Pekovic misses 6-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Channing Frye makes 7-foot two point shot (Jared Dudley assists)
- Kevin Love makes dunk (Wayne Ellington assists)
- Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
- Jared Dudley misses layup
- Wayne Ellington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists)
- Robin Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2
- Robin Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Channing Frye misses hook shot
- Steve Nash makes 11-foot running jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 1
- Robin Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2
- Robin Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
- Channing Frye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 9-foot two point shot
- Luke Ridnour misses 13-foot jumper
- Robin Lopez makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
- Jared Dudley makes 19-foot two point shot (Shannon Brown assists)
- Jared Dudley blocks Kevin Love's dunk
- Michael Beasley makes 11-foot running jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 18-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 16-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Grant Hill misses jumper
- Sebastian Telfair blocks Derrick Williams's 5-foot jumper
- Grant Hill misses layup
- Shannon Brown misses layup
- Shannon Brown makes layup
- Michael Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Markieff Morris makes 19-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 6-foot jumper
- Anthony Randolph misses tip shot
- Markieff Morris makes 18-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Derrick Williams makes dunk (Anthony Randolph assists)
- Robin Lopez makes 9-foot hook shot
- Derrick Williams makes 5-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Derrick Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
- Robin Lopez misses jumper
- Robin Lopez blocks Anthony Randolph's 10-foot jumper
- Robin Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
- Robin Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
- Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 22-foot two point shot
- Robin Lopez blocks Anthony Randolph's 5-foot jumper
- Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley makes three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 22-foot jumper
- Robin Lopez blocks Derrick Williams's 3-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 19-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown makes 20-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 17-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Shannon Brown makes 21-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derrick Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shannon Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams blocks Jared Dudley's two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea misses 9-foot two point shot
- Markieff Morris misses 9-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 17-foot two point shot
- Derrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Shannon Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea misses free throw 2 of 2
- Derrick Williams makes 8-foot two point shot
- Derrick Williams misses free throw 1 of 1
- Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
- Wayne Ellington makes 18-foot jumper
- Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Ridnour blocks Steve Nash's 18-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Robin Lopez misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (Nikola Pekovic assists)
- Steve Nash misses 16-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Jared Dudley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Channing Frye makes 20-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
- Martell Webster misses 16-foot jumper
- Marcin Gortat makes 7-foot hook shot (Grant Hill assists)
- Kevin Love makes 9-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jared Dudley makes 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Grant Hill misses jumper
- Jared Dudley makes driving layup
- Martell Webster makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Kevin Love makes 19-foot jumper
- Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Martell Webster assists)
- Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
- Channing Frye misses 21-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 7-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
- Channing Frye makes 22-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
- Shannon Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shannon Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Johnson makes 23-foot jumper
- Marcin Gortat misses 7-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 14-foot jumper (Martell Webster assists)
- Jared Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jared Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists)
- Shannon Brown misses 16-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 20-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Channing Frye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2
- Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic makes 3-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Jared Dudley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Shannon Brown misses 20-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes running jumper
- Markieff Morris misses 18-foot jumper
- Jared Dudley makes layup (Shannon Brown assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses three point jumper
- Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jose Juan Barea misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea misses free throw 2 of 2
- Markieff Morris blocks Kevin Love's 4-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wayne Ellington assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes 10-foot two point shot (Grant Hill assists)
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Robin Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2
- Robin Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
- Grant Hill makes free throw 1 of 2
- Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Markieff Morris misses 7-foot two point shot
- Shannon Brown makes layup
- Kevin Love makes 19-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams blocks Robin Lopez's 11-foot hook shot
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Grant Hill makes jumper
- Sebastian Telfair makes 20-foot jumper (Channing Frye assists)
- Derrick Williams makes 18-foot jumper
- Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shannon Brown assists)
- Derrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Sebastian Telfair makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sebastian Telfair makes layup
- Luke Ridnour misses 22-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams makes dunk
- Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
- Luke Ridnour makes 22-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 20-foot jumper
- Marcin Gortat makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcin Gortat misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic misses 9-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Grant Hill makes 14-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Luke Ridnour makes 5-foot two point shot
- Steve Nash misses 16-foot running jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Grant Hill misses 8-foot jumper
- Jared Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jared Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jared Dudley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcin Gortat misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcin Gortat misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wesley Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcin Gortat makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Nikola Pekovic vs. Marcin Gortat (Steve Nash gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Marcin Gortat makes 13-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:26 | | Kevin Love misses three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:25 | | Minnesota defensive team rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:14 | | Marcin Gortat misses layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:11 | | Wesley Johnson defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:02 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:02 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 11:02 | | Steve Nash shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:02 | | Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10:49 | | Marcin Gortat misses 8-foot jumper | 1 | 2 |
| 10:48 | | Luke Ridnour defensive rebound | 1 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper | 1 | 2 |
| 10:34 | | Jared Dudley defensive rebound | 1 | 2 |
| 10:29 | | Luke Ridnour personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul) | 1 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Steve Nash misses two point shot | 1 | 2 |
| 10:15 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 1 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | Jumpball: Luke Ridnour vs. Marcin Gortat (Grant Hill gains possession) | 1 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | Luke Ridnour lost ball (Marcin Gortat steals) | 1 | 2 |
| 10:03 | | Steve Nash makes 16-foot two point shot | 1 | 4 |
| 9:49 | | Channing Frye blocks Nikola Pekovic's 7-foot jumper | 1 | 4 |
| 9:48 | | Marcin Gortat defensive rebound | 1 | 4 |
| 9:44 | | Jared Dudley makes 23-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 1 | 6 |
| 9:18 | | Nikola Pekovic makes jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 9:10 | | Wesley Johnson shooting foul (Marcin Gortat draws the foul) | 3 | 6 |
| 9:10 | | Marcin Gortat misses free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9:10 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 9:10 | | Marcin Gortat makes free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8:53 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Kevin Love assists) | 5 | 7 |
| 8:38 | | Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists) | 5 | 9 |
| 8:38 | | Wesley Johnson shooting foul (Jared Dudley draws the foul) | 5 | 9 |
| 8:38 | | Wayne Ellington enters the game for Wesley Johnson | 5 | 9 |
| 8:38 | | Jared Dudley makes free throw 1 of 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 8:19 | | Luke Ridnour misses two point shot | 5 | 10 |
| 8:18 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 7 | 10 |
| 8:18 | | Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot | 7 | 10 |
| 8:10 | | Steve Nash makes 11-foot jumper | 7 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Marcin Gortat shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 7 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Martell Webster offensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 7:47 | | Wayne Ellington makes 17-foot jumper (Martell Webster assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 7:20 | | Jared Dudley makes 7-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists) | 10 | 14 |
| 6:56 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Martell Webster assists) | 12 | 14 |
| 6:41 | | Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper | 12 | 14 |
| 6:39 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 6:22 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup | 14 | 14 |
| 6:09 | | Jared Dudley makes layup | 14 | 16 |
| 6:09 | | Martell Webster shooting foul (Jared Dudley draws the foul) | 14 | 16 |
| 6:09 | | Jared Dudley makes free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 17 |
| 5:54 | | Marcin Gortat personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 14 | 17 |
| 5:54 | | Phoenix full timeout | 14 | 17 |
| 5:54 | | Robin Lopez enters the game for Marcin Gortat | 14 | 17 |
| 5:43 | | Nikola Pekovic misses 6-foot jumper | 14 | 17 |
| 5:41 | | Robin Lopez defensive rebound | 14 | 17 |
| 5:28 | | Steve Nash makes driving layup | 14 | 19 |
| 5:05 | | Luke Ridnour bad pass (Channing Frye steals) | 14 | 19 |
| 4:58 | | Channing Frye makes 7-foot two point shot (Jared Dudley assists) | 14 | 21 |
| 4:37 | | Kevin Love makes dunk (Wayne Ellington assists) | 16 | 21 |
| 4:22 | | Robin Lopez offensive foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul) | 16 | 21 |
| 4:22 | | Robin Lopez turnover | 16 | 21 |
| 4:11 | | Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper | 16 | 21 |
| 4:09 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 16 | 21 |
| 4:07 | | Nikola Pekovic lost ball (Jared Dudley steals) | 16 | 21 |
| 4:03 | | Jared Dudley misses layup | 16 | 21 |
| 4:00 | | Luke Ridnour defensive rebound | 16 | 21 |
| 3:56 | | Wayne Ellington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists) | 19 | 21 |
| 3:48 | | Nikola Pekovic personal foul (Robin Lopez draws the foul) | 19 | 21 |
| 3:48 | | Robin Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 22 |
| 3:48 | | Shannon Brown enters the game for Grant Hill | 19 | 22 |
| 3:48 | | Robin Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 23 |
| 3:36 | | Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper | 19 | 23 |
| 3:34 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 21 | 23 |
| 3:34 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup | 21 | 23 |
| 3:26 | | Channing Frye misses hook shot | 21 | 23 |
| 3:24 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 21 | 23 |
| 3:12 | | Steve Nash makes 11-foot running jumper | 21 | 25 |
| 2:51 | | Kevin Love makes layup | 23 | 25 |
| 2:51 | | Channing Frye shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 23 | 25 |
| 2:51 | | Minnesota full timeout | 23 | 25 |
| 2:51 | | Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 1 | 23 | 25 |
| 2:50 | | Channing Frye defensive rebound | 23 | 25 |
| 2:39 | | Martell Webster shooting foul (Robin Lopez draws the foul) | 23 | 25 |
| 2:39 | | Robin Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 26 |
| 2:39 | | Michael Beasley enters the game for Martell Webster | 23 | 26 |
| 2:39 | | Robin Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 27 |
| 2:23 | | Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Michael Beasley assists) | 25 | 27 |
| 2:05 | | Channing Frye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 25 | 30 |
| 1:47 | | Michael Beasley makes 23-foot three point jumper | 28 | 30 |
| 1:36 | | Shannon Brown misses 9-foot two point shot | 28 | 30 |
| 1:32 | | Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound | 28 | 30 |
| 1:30 | | Luke Ridnour misses 13-foot jumper | 28 | 30 |
| 1:27 | | Steve Nash defensive rebound | 28 | 30 |
| 1:15 | | Robin Lopez makes layup (Steve Nash assists) | 28 | 32 |
| 1:01 | | Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper | 28 | 32 |
| 59.7 | | Steve Nash defensive rebound | 28 | 32 |
| 42.9 | | Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper | 28 | 32 |
| 41.0 | | Markieff Morris enters the game for Channing Frye | 28 | 32 |
| 41.0 | | Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Luke Ridnour | 28 | 32 |
| 41.0 | | Sebastian Telfair enters the game for Steve Nash | 28 | 32 |
| 41.0 | | Phoenix defensive team rebound | 28 | 32 |
| 33.8 | | Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper | 28 | 32 |
| 31.9 | | Shannon Brown defensive rebound | 28 | 32 |
| 10.9 | | Jared Dudley makes 19-foot two point shot (Shannon Brown assists) | 28 | 34 |
| 4.9 | | Jared Dudley blocks Kevin Love's dunk | 28 | 34 |
| 0.4 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 28 | 34 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 28 | 34 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Phoenix, AZ
Referee:Courtney Kirkland
Referee:Curtis Blair
Referee:Derrick Stafford
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 36 | 8 | .818 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9 | L3 |
| Portland | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14 | W3 |
| Utah | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21 | W1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 26 | 16 | .619 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | - | W3 |
| Golden State | 25 | 20 | .556 | 2.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 19 | 24 | .442 | 7.5 | L1 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 32 | .273 | 15 | L2 |
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