Timberwolves 116-114 Suns (21 Jan, 2019) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

11-37, 4-20 away

114

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	31	36	29	18	114
MIN	29	35	27	25	116

Minnesota Timberwolves

22-24, 16-8 home

116

Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Taj Gibson makes hook shot (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes alley oop layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses hook shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses hook shot
Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
Taj Gibson misses two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk
Taj Gibson makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Josh Okogie misses driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot two point shot
Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
Anthony Tolliver misses three point jumper
Quincy Acy blocks Derrick Rose 's 2-foot driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk (Dario Saric assists)
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 23-foot three point jumper
Dario Saric makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Derrick Rose makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
Josh Okogie misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Derrick Rose misses 26-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses two point shot
Josh Okogie makes two point shot (Jerryd Bayless assists)
Jerryd Bayless makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jerryd Bayless misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Dario Saric assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 3-foot hook shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot dunk
Jeff Teague misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Andrew Wiggins misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Taj Gibson makes two point shot
Jeff Teague makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Taj Gibson makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Derrick Rose misses 23-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Taj Gibson makes 4-foot hook shot (Jeff Teague assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
Jeff Teague misses running pullup jump shot
Andrew Wiggins makes pullup jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
Dragan Bender blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 4-foot driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
Andrew Wiggins misses layup
Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Derrick Rose misses 26-foot three point jumper
Taj Gibson makes finger roll layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Derrick Rose makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Andrew Wiggins misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Dario Saric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Derrick Rose misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses 23-foot three point jumper
Quincy Acy blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Jerryd Bayless assists)
Derrick Rose makes layup (Luol Deng assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Dario Saric makes two point shot
Quincy Acy blocks Andrew Wiggins's driving layup
Anthony Tolliver makes 28-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Dario Saric makes 27-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Jerryd Bayless makes 24-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Tolliver assists)
Derrick Rose makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
Derrick Rose makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
Dario Saric misses layup
Derrick Rose misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Jerryd Bayless makes 27-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Derrick Rose misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 7-foot hook shot
Jerryd Bayless misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges blocks Derrick Rose 's 4-foot driving layup
Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot hook shot
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Jerryd Bayless misses 13-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Taj Gibson makes dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
Derrick Rose makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
T.J. Warren misses 27-foot three point jumper
De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dragan Bender misses hook shot
De'Anthony Melton misses 23-foot three point jumper
T.J. Warren makes 13-foot jumper (De'Anthony Melton assists)
Devin Booker misses driving layup
Devin Booker makes driving layup
Devin Booker misses 28-foot jump bank shot
De'Anthony Melton makes driving layup
Devin Booker makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Devin Booker makes driving layup
Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
Elie Okobo makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Quincy Acy assists)
T.J. Warren misses driving layup
Elie Okobo makes 7-foot layup (Devin Booker assists)
T.J. Warren misses driving layup
T.J. Warren makes tip shot
Quincy Acy misses three point jumper
Quincy Acy makes 22-foot three point jumper (Elie Okobo assists)
T.J. Warren makes two point shot (Josh Jackson assists)
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Elie Okobo misses 27-foot three point jumper
Elie Okobo misses driving layup
Elie Okobo misses two point shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes tip shot
T.J. Warren makes 28-foot three pointer (Quincy Acy assists)
Josh Jackson misses driving layup
Josh Jackson makes layup
Josh Okogie blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point shot
Dragan Bender makes tip shot
Dragan Bender makes dunk (Josh Jackson assists)
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes finger roll layup
Dragan Bender misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dragan Bender makes dunk (Devin Booker assists)
Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Quincy Acy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Devin Booker makes 26-foot three pointer (Jamal Crawford assists)
Jamal Crawford makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Jackson makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Dragan Bender assists)
Devin Booker misses driving layup
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point shot
T.J. Warren makes 27-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
T.J. Warren makes 8-foot two point shot (Devin Booker assists)
T.J. Warren misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dragan Bender misses 24-foot three point jumper
T.J. Warren misses two point shot
De'Anthony Melton makes 15-foot jumper
Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
Devin Booker misses running pullup jump shot
Josh Jackson makes alley oop layup (De'Anthony Melton assists)
Josh Jackson makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (De'Anthony Melton assists)
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jumper
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quincy Acy assists)
Devin Booker makes 11-foot two point shot
Devin Booker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
Jamal Crawford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Quincy Acy assists)
Quincy Acy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Josh Jackson's driving layup
Luol Deng blocks Josh Jackson 's 3-foot driving layup
T.J. Warren makes 1-foot two point shot
Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Jackson misses running pullup jump shot
Jamal Crawford misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
T.J. Warren misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dragan Bender misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 6-foot two point shot
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (T.J. Warren assists)
Devin Booker makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
Devin Booker makes driving floating jump shot
T.J. Warren misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Dragan Bender misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford makes 8-foot two point shot
T.J. Warren misses 7-foot two point shot
Dragan Bender makes tip shot
Josh Jackson misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Taj Gibson blocks Josh Jackson 's 6-foot driving layup
Jamal Crawford misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Crawford makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Dragan Bender assists)
Dragan Bender misses 26-foot three point jumper

SUNS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		PHX	MIN
12:00	Dragan Bender vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Taj Gibson gains possession)	0	0
11:53	T.J. Warren personal foul	0	0
11:42	Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup	0	0
11:40	Devin Booker defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	T.J. Warren misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:20	Jeff Teague defensive rebound	0	0
11:09	Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:06	Dragan Bender defensive rebound	0	0
10:51	De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:48	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	0	0
10:41	Taj Gibson makes hook shot (Jeff Teague assists)	0	2
10:19	Dragan Bender misses hook shot	0	2
10:17	Jeff Teague defensive rebound	0	2
10:13	Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover (T.J. Warren steals)	0	2
10:07	De'Anthony Melton misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:04	De'Anthony Melton offensive rebound	0	2
10:01	T.J. Warren makes 13-foot jumper (De'Anthony Melton assists)	2	2
9:42	Andrew Wiggins makes alley oop layup (Jeff Teague assists)	2	4
9:30	Josh Okogie shooting foul	2	4
9:30	Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2	2	4
9:30	Suns offensive team rebound	2	4
9:30	Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
9:19	Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup	3	4
9:17	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	3	4
9:16	De'Anthony Melton shooting foul	3	4
9:16	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	3	5
9:16	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	3	6
9:03	Devin Booker misses driving layup	3	6
9:01	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	3	6
8:56	Jeff Teague bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	3	6
8:46	Devin Booker makes driving layup	5	6
8:33	Dragan Bender shooting foul	5	6
8:33	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	5	7
8:33	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	5	8
8:22	Devin Booker misses 28-foot jump bank shot	5	8
8:20	Jeff Teague defensive rebound	5	8
8:14	Karl-Anthony Towns misses hook shot	5	8
8:14	Dragan Bender defensive rebound	5	8
8:07	De'Anthony Melton makes driving layup	7	8
7:57	De'Anthony Melton personal foul	7	8
7:50	Karl-Anthony Towns misses hook shot	7	8
7:46	Devin Booker defensive rebound	7	8
7:42	Andrew Wiggins shooting foul	7	8
7:42	T.J. Warren makes free throw 1 of 2	8	8
7:42	T.J. Warren makes free throw 2 of 2	9	8
7:36	Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup	9	8
7:35	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	9	8
7:23	Taj Gibson misses two point shot	9	8
7:17	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	9	8
7:17	Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk	9	10
7:14	Devin Booker makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	11	10
6:58	Taj Gibson makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)	11	12
6:50	Devin Booker makes driving layup	13	12
6:42	Josh Okogie misses driving layup	13	12
6:40	Devin Booker defensive rebound	13	12
6:34	De'Anthony Melton bad pass (Josh Okogie steals)	13	12
6:28	Dragan Bender shooting foul	13	12
6:28	Timberwolves Full timeout	13	12
6:28	Elie Okobo enters the game for De'Anthony Melton	13	12
6:28	Quincy Acy enters the game for Dragan Bender	13	12
6:28	Josh Okogie makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
6:28	Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2	13	14
6:04	shot clock turnover	13	14
5:41	Josh Okogie bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	15	14
5:34	Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:31	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	15	14
5:29	Josh Okogie offensive charge	15	14
5:29	Josh Okogie turnover	15	14
5:29	Derrick Rose enters the game for Jeff Teague	15	14
5:29	Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Josh Okogie	15	14
5:29	Josh Jackson enters the game for Mikal Bridges	15	14
5:14	Elie Okobo makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Quincy Acy assists)	17	14
4:55	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot two point shot	17	14
4:53	Josh Jackson defensive rebound	17	14
4:48	T.J. Warren misses driving layup	17	14
4:46	Anthony Tolliver defensive rebound	17	14
4:43	Taj Gibson out of bounds lost ball turnover	15	14
4:31	Elie Okobo makes 7-foot layup (Devin Booker assists)	17	14
4:19	Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	14
4:17	T.J. Warren defensive rebound	19	14
4:13	T.J. Warren misses driving layup	17	14
4:10	T.J. Warren offensive rebound	19	14
4:10	T.J. Warren makes tip shot	21	14
4:10	Timberwolves Full timeout	21	14
4:10	Dario Saric enters the game for Taj Gibson	19	14
4:10	Kelly Oubre Jr. enters the game for Devin Booker	19	14
3:57	Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup	19	14
3:55	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	19	14
3:48	Quincy Acy misses three point jumper	19	14
3:45	Anthony Tolliver defensive rebound	19	14
3:37	Anthony Tolliver misses three point jumper	19	14
3:37	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	19	14
3:37	Quincy Acy loose ball foul	19	14
3:37	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	19	15
3:37	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	19	16
3:14	Quincy Acy makes 22-foot three point jumper (Elie Okobo assists)	22	16
3:03	Quincy Acy blocks Derrick Rose 's 2-foot driving layup	22	16
3:02	Josh Jackson defensive rebound	22	16
2:58	T.J. Warren makes two point shot (Josh Jackson assists)	24	16
2:44	Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk (Dario Saric assists)	24	18
2:26	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	18
2:26	Dario Saric defensive rebound	24	18
2:20	Derrick Rose misses driving layup	24	18
2:17	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	24	18
2:17	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 23-foot three point jumper	24	21
2:14	Suns Full timeout	24	20
2:00	Elie Okobo bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	24	21
2:00	Elie Okobo personal foul	24	21
2:00	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	24	22
2:00	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	24	23
1:41	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	24	23
1:38	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	24	23
1:33	Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul	24	23
1:33	Dario Saric makes free throw 1 of 2	24	24
1:33	Jerryd Bayless enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	24	24
1:33	Dario Saric makes free throw 2 of 2	24	25
1:20	Anthony Tolliver shooting foul	24	25
1:20	Josh Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2	24	25
1:20	Suns offensive team rebound	24	25
1:20	Josh Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2	24	25
1:20	Anthony Tolliver defensive rebound	24	25
1:06	Dario Saric makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	24	27
1:06	Quincy Acy shooting foul	24	27
1:06	Dario Saric misses free throw 1 of 1	24	27
1:04	Suns defensive team rebound	24	27
1:04	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	24	27
51.9	Elie Okobo misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	27
51.3	Suns offensive team rebound	24	27
51.3	Gorgui Dieng loose ball foul	24	27
51.3	Quincy Acy makes free throw 1 of 2	25	27
51.3	Quincy Acy makes free throw 2 of 2	26	27
42.2	Derrick Rose makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	26	29
31.2	Elie Okobo misses driving layup	26	29
31.2	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	26	29
26.8	Dario Saric lost ball turnover (Josh Jackson steals)	26	29
22.2	Elie Okobo misses two point shot	26	29
21.0	Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound	26	29
21.0	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes tip shot	28	29
3.8	Derrick Rose traveling	28	29
1.2	T.J. Warren makes 28-foot three pointer (Quincy Acy assists)	31	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	29

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Timberwolves
99
Suns
107

Game 1

16/12

Suns
114
Timberwolves
116

Game 2

21/1

Timberwolves
118
Suns
91

Game 3

23/1

Target Center

12:00 AM, 21 January 2019

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 14,607

Referees:
Courtney Kirkland
Karl Lane
Ray Acosta

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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