Top Performers
Points
24
Towns
MIN
Rebounds
10
Edwards
MIN
Assists
10
Rubio
MIN
Threes
4
Galloway
PHX
37-79 (46.8%)
FG%
43-86 (50.0%)
13-35 (37.1%)
3PM
14-27 (51.9%)
14-18 (77.8%)
FTM
13-17 (76.5%)
39
Rebounds
40
5
Offensive Rebounds
6
34
Defensive Rebounds
34
22
Assists
29
8
Steals
8
6
Blocks
1
19
Turnovers
18
21
Points Off Turnovers
22
12
Fastbreak Points
7
42
Points In Paint
36
4
Second Chance Points
14
19
Fouls
19
0
Technical Fouls
3
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
5
Biggest Lead
21
17
Longest Unanswered Run
14
Lead Changes
13
Ties
11
2020-21 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | |
| 2 |  Suns | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
| 4 |  Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
| 5 |  Mavericks | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
| 7 |  Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
| 8 |  Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
| 9 |  Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
| 10 |  Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
| 11 |  Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
| 13 |  Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
| 14 |  Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
| 15 |  Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
Game Summary
The Phoenix Suns decisively defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 113 to 101, on March 19, 2021.
Game Info
March 19, 2021
Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona
#5 Kane Fitzgerald (Head Official)
#17 Jonathan Sterling
#52 Scott Twardoski
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McDaniels #3 | 28 | 8 | 5 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 36.4 |
K. Towns #32 | 35 | 24 | 9 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 5 | 4 | 9-12 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 87.2 |
J. Okogie #12 | 27 | 5 | 2 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | -15 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 41.7 |
A. Edwards #5 | 36 | 11 | 10 (2) | 6 | 1 | 1 | -12 | 7 | 2 | 4-18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 30.6 |
R. Rubio #9 | 33 | 21 | 5 (1) | 10 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 86.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nowell #20 | 22 | 14 | 1 (0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | -16 | 1 | 5 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 74.2 |
J. Hernangomez #41 | 18 | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -20 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
J. Layman #10 | 13 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 20.0 |
N. Reid #11 | 13 | 8 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 86.2 |
J. Culver #23 | 10 | 5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 51.2 |
J. Vanderbilt #2 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
E. Davis #17 | |||||||||||||
D. Russell #1 | |||||||||||||
M. Beasley #5 | |||||||||||||
J. McLaughlin #11 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 101 | 39 (5) | 22 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 37-79 | 13-35 | 14-18 | 58.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crowder #99 | 29 | 10 | 4 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 77.6 |
M. Bridges #25 | 35 | 17 | 6 (0) | 3 | 3 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 1 | 7-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 94.4 |
D. Ayton #2 | 18 | 8 | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 1 | 5 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 50.8 |
D. Booker #1 | 36 | 16 | 7 (1) | 5 | 2 | 0 | +18 | 5 | 2 | 6-18 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 40.5 |
C. Paul #3 | 34 | 20 | 1 (0) | 9 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 3 | 1 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 57.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Šarić #9 | 24 | 2 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
C. Payne #1 | 19 | 11 | 5 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 61.9 |
A. Nader #11 | 16 | 10 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 48.4 |
L. Galloway #9 | 16 | 14 | 2 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 116.7 |
F. Kaminsky #44 | 14 | 5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 64.4 |
J. Smith #7 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
E. Moore #55 | |||||||||||||
T. Craig #12 | |||||||||||||
J. Carter #5 | |||||||||||||
C. Johnson #2 | |||||||||||||
T. Alexander #0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 113 | 40 (6) | 29 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 43-86 | 14-27 | 13-17 | 60.4 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
J. McDaniels makes 14' bank pullup
Assisted by R. Rubio
1Q 11:33
D. Ayton makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by D. Booker
1Q 11:14
2-2
D. Ayton makes free throw 1/2
1Q 10:40
2-3
D. Ayton makes free throw 2/2
1Q 10:40
2-4
M. Bridges makes 24' three
Assisted by D. Booker
1Q 10:13
2-7
R. Rubio makes driving layup
1Q 10:03
4-7
K. Towns makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Okogie
1Q 09:25
6-7
K. Towns makes free throw 1/1
1Q 09:25
7-7
D. Booker makes 20' jump shot
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 08:43
7-9
J. Crowder makes 26' running three
Assisted by M. Bridges
1Q 08:23
7-12
K. Towns makes driving layup
1Q 08:11
9-12
K. Towns makes free throw 1/1
1Q 08:11
10-12
D. Ayton makes 8' turnaround hook shot
1Q 07:55
10-14
R. Rubio makes driving layup
1Q 07:45
12-14
J. Okogie makes 26' running three
Assisted by A. Edwards
1Q 07:31
15-14
R. Rubio makes running layup
Assisted by A. Edwards
1Q 06:52
17-14
J. Crowder makes 27' three
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 06:41
17-17
K. Towns makes 26' three
Assisted by R. Rubio
1Q 06:22
20-17
D. Booker makes 13' floater
1Q 05:50
20-19
M. Bridges makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 05:11
20-21
D. Booker makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:38
20-22
D. Booker makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:38
20-23
R. Rubio makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Nowell
1Q 03:42
23-23
D. Booker makes 14' pullup
1Q 03:25
23-25
J. Culver makes layup
1Q 02:46
25-25
A. Nader makes 24' three
Assisted by D. Šarić
1Q 01:52
25-28
N. Reid makes driving layup
1Q 01:31
27-28
F. Kaminsky makes driving layup
1Q 00:46
27-30
C. Payne makes 17' stepback
1Q 00:14
27-32
J. Culver makes driving layup
Assisted by N. Reid
1Q 00:02
29-32
C. Payne makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:00
29-33
C. Payne makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:00
29-34
L. Galloway makes 28' three
Assisted by C. Payne
2Q 11:49
29-37
N. Reid makes free throw 1/2
2Q 11:29
30-37
N. Reid makes free throw 2/2
2Q 11:29
31-37
A. Nader makes tip dunk
2Q 11:13
31-39
A. Edwards makes running layup
2Q 10:49
33-39
N. Reid makes free throw 1/2
2Q 09:53
34-39
N. Reid makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:53
35-39
L. Galloway makes 16' pullup
Assisted by F. Kaminsky
2Q 09:07
35-41
A. Nader makes driving layup
Assisted by L. Galloway
2Q 08:23
35-43
A. Edwards makes 26' three
2Q 08:04
38-43
K. Towns makes 21' stepback
Assisted by A. Edwards
2Q 07:40
40-43
J. McDaniels makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Vanderbilt
2Q 07:17
42-43
R. Rubio makes free throw 1/1
2Q 07:17
43-43
K. Towns makes driving dunk
Assisted by A. Edwards
2Q 06:47
45-43
L. Galloway makes 23' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
2Q 06:34
45-46
J. McDaniels makes cutting dunk
Assisted by R. Rubio
2Q 06:12
47-46
L. Galloway makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Booker
2Q 05:59
47-49
C. Paul makes 16' pullup
2Q 05:19
47-51
M. Bridges makes running dunk
Assisted by L. Galloway
2Q 04:41
47-53
D. Booker makes 25' three
Assisted by C. Paul
2Q 04:18
47-56
D. Booker makes 19' pullup
2Q 03:40
47-58
C. Payne makes driving layup
2Q 02:45
47-60
K. Towns makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Rubio
2Q 02:28
49-60
D. Šarić makes 9' hook shot
Assisted by C. Payne
2Q 02:18
49-62
R. Rubio makes 26' three
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 02:04
52-62
D. Booker makes driving dunk
Assisted by M. Bridges
2Q 00:53
52-64
R. Rubio makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:32
53-64
R. Rubio makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:32
54-64
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
3Q 10:42
55-64
J. Okogie makes reverse layup
Assisted by R. Rubio
3Q 10:11
57-64
A. Edwards makes 28' three
Assisted by R. Rubio
3Q 09:42
60-64
K. Towns makes 10' driving floater
Assisted by R. Rubio
3Q 09:15
62-64
R. Rubio makes 27' three
3Q 08:37
65-64
R. Rubio makes free throw 1/1
3Q 08:24
66-64
A. Edwards makes 26' stepback three
3Q 07:39
69-64
C. Paul makes 17' pullup
3Q 07:26
69-66
D. Booker makes free throw 2/2
3Q 07:11
69-67
C. Paul makes 20' pullup
3Q 05:43
69-69
C. Paul makes driving layup
3Q 04:53
69-71
K. Towns makes 29' stepback three
Assisted by R. Rubio
3Q 04:37
72-71
C. Paul makes free throw 1/3
3Q 04:11
72-72
C. Paul makes free throw 2/3
3Q 04:11
72-73
C. Paul makes free throw 3/3
3Q 04:11
72-74
J. Nowell makes driving layup
3Q 03:58
74-74
J. Nowell makes 7' driving hook shot
Assisted by R. Rubio
3Q 03:18
76-74
C. Paul makes 15' stepback
3Q 03:00
76-76
J. Nowell makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Rubio
3Q 02:46
78-76
C. Payne makes 14' driving floater
Assisted by C. Paul
3Q 02:31
78-78
C. Payne makes 24' three
Assisted by D. Booker
3Q 01:36
78-81
A. Nader makes driving layup
Assisted by C. Payne
3Q 01:02
78-83
L. Galloway makes 24' three
Assisted by F. Kaminsky
4Q 11:03
78-86
J. Nowell makes 26' pullup three
4Q 10:51
81-86
F. Kaminsky makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:26
81-87
F. Kaminsky makes layup
Assisted by J. Crowder
4Q 09:28
81-89
M. Bridges makes 26' three
Assisted by C. Payne
4Q 08:57
81-92
M. Bridges makes running dunk
Assisted by L. Galloway
4Q 08:36
81-94
J. Hernangomez makes 28' three
Assisted by A. Edwards
4Q 08:18
84-94
C. Paul makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Booker
4Q 07:36
84-97
J. Nowell makes 17' pullup
4Q 07:20
86-97
C. Paul makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by J. Crowder
4Q 06:16
86-99
M. Bridges makes cutting layup
Assisted by C. Paul
4Q 04:59
86-101
K. Towns makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Edwards
4Q 04:46
89-101
D. Ayton makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by C. Paul
4Q 03:53
89-103
J. Crowder makes 26' three
Assisted by C. Paul
4Q 03:27
89-106
J. Crowder makes free throw 1/1
4Q 03:27
89-107
C. Paul makes 12' pullup
4Q 02:50
89-109
R. Rubio makes 13' fadeaway
4Q 02:36
91-109
M. Bridges makes 23' three
Assisted by C. Paul
4Q 02:19
91-112
J. Culver makes free throw 1/2
4Q 02:09
92-112
J. Nowell makes 31' pullup three
4Q 01:43
95-112
J. McDaniels makes cutting dunk
Assisted by J. Culver
4Q 01:21
97-112
A. Nader makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:00
97-113
J. Layman makes putback layup
4Q 00:41
99-113
N. Reid makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:23
100-113
N. Reid makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:23
101-113
37-79 (46.8%)
FG%
43-86 (50.0%)
13-35 (37.1%)
3PM
14-27 (51.9%)
14-18 (77.8%)
FTM
13-17 (76.5%)
39
Rebounds
40
5
Offensive Rebounds
6
34
Defensive Rebounds
34
22
Assists
29
8
Steals
8
6
Blocks
1
19
Turnovers
18
21
Points Off Turnovers
22
12
Fastbreak Points
7
42
Points In Paint
36
4
Second Chance Points
14
19
Fouls
19
0
Technical Fouls
3
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
5
Biggest Lead
21
17
Longest Unanswered Run
14
Lead Changes
13
Ties
11
