Top Performers
Points
35
Ayton
PHX
Rebounds
14
Ayton
PHX
Assists
9
Payne
PHX
Threes
5
Shamet
PHX
45-86 (52.3%)
FG%
42-95 (44.2%)
12-33 (36.4%)
3PM
13-43 (30.2%)
23-29 (79.3%)
FTM
19-22 (86.4%)
43
Rebounds
45
11
Offensive Rebounds
15
32
Defensive Rebounds
30
30
Assists
27
6
Steals
5
9
Blocks
5
13
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
14
Biggest Lead
15
9
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
1
Ties
5
2021-22 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Suns | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 3 |  Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 4 |  Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 5 |  Jazz | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 |
| 7 |  Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 |
| 8 |  Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 10 |  Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 11 |  Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 13 |  Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37.0 |
| 14 |  Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 15 |  Rockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves fell to the Phoenix Suns, 125 to 116, on March 23, 2022.
Game Info
March 23, 2022
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#60 James Williams (Head Official)
#77 Karl Lane
#32 Marat Kogut
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crowder #99 | 24 | 5 | 4 (1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 1 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 35.7 |
M. Bridges #25 | 39 | 16 | 6 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 60.6 |
D. Ayton #2 | 35 | 35 | 14 (7) | 3 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 3 | 2 | 15-24 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 67.9 |
D. Booker #1 | 35 | 28 | 3 (0) | 7 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 3 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 13-16 | 63.5 |
C. Payne #1 | 32 | 13 | 4 (1) | 9 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 54.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Craig #12 | 26 | 5 | 5 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
L. Shamet #44 | 25 | 19 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +19 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 87.3 |
A. Holiday #0 | 9 | 2 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. McGee #34 | 9 | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 2 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
B. Biyombo #15 | 4 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
I. Wainright #12 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
E. Payton #22 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
C. Paul #3 | |||||||||||||
D. Šarić #9 | |||||||||||||
F. Kaminsky #44 | |||||||||||||
C. Johnson #2 | |||||||||||||
I. Lundberg #19 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 125 | 43 (11) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 45-86 | 12-33 | 23-29 | 63.3 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Vanderbilt #2 | 26 | 12 | 12 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 50.5 |
K. Towns #32 | 31 | 15 | 11 (4) | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 1 | 7 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 52.4 |
A. Edwards #5 | 35 | 19 | 4 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 4 | 3 | 7-17 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 53.1 |
P. Beverley #2 | 31 | 9 | 5 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 54.1 |
D. Russell #1 | 27 | 6 | 3 (1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 31.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Beasley #5 | 23 | 15 | 4 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 72.7 |
T. Prince #12 | 18 | 10 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
N. Reid #11 | 17 | 10 | 3 (2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 64.4 |
J. McLaughlin #11 | 17 | 4 | 0 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Nowell #20 | 12 | 15 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 75.9 |
J. Layman #10 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
J. Okogie #12 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
L. Bolmaro #9 | 1 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 56.8 |
J. McDaniels #3 | |||||||||||||
N. Knight #13 | |||||||||||||
M. Wright IV #23 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 116 | 45 (15) | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 42-95 | 13-43 | 19-22 | 55.4 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
K. Towns makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by P. Beverley
1Q 11:23
D. Ayton makes 8' bank hook shot
1Q 10:53
2-2
K. Towns makes 9' driving hook shot
Assisted by P. Beverley
1Q 10:32
2-4
J. Vanderbilt makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Russell
1Q 10:00
2-6
D. Russell makes driving layup
1Q 09:31
2-8
D. Ayton makes cutting dunk
Assisted by C. Payne
1Q 08:51
4-8
J. Vanderbilt makes putback dunk
1Q 08:28
4-10
A. Edwards makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Russell
1Q 08:13
4-13
K. Towns makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by D. Russell
1Q 07:44
4-15
D. Ayton makes free throw 1/2
1Q 07:25
5-15
D. Ayton makes free throw 2/2
1Q 07:25
6-15
P. Beverley makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Russell
1Q 07:13
6-17
D. Ayton makes layup
1Q 06:56
8-17
J. Crowder makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Booker
1Q 06:36
11-17
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
1Q 05:45
11-18
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
1Q 05:45
11-19
C. Payne makes driving layup
1Q 05:36
13-19
C. Payne makes free throw 1/1
1Q 05:36
14-19
K. Towns makes 13' bank shot
1Q 05:19
14-21
D. Booker makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Ayton
1Q 04:05
16-21
T. Prince makes 23' three
Assisted by P. Beverley
1Q 03:48
16-24
D. Booker makes 14' pullup
1Q 03:30
18-24
D. Ayton makes 5' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by A. Holiday
1Q 03:01
20-24
T. Craig makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Ayton
1Q 02:28
23-24
T. Prince makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by A. Edwards
1Q 02:07
23-26
M. Beasley makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:07
23-27
M. Beasley makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:07
23-28
D. Booker makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:46
24-28
A. Edwards makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:33
24-29
A. Edwards makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:33
24-30
D. Booker makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:05
25-30
M. Bridges makes driving layup
Assisted by T. Craig
2Q 11:32
27-30
N. Reid makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Russell
2Q 11:17
27-33
L. Shamet makes 25' three
Assisted by T. Craig
2Q 10:35
30-33
T. Prince makes 24' three
Assisted by N. Reid
2Q 10:22
30-36
L. Shamet makes 25' three
Assisted by C. Payne
2Q 10:13
33-36
J. McGee makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by M. Bridges
2Q 09:28
35-36
J. Nowell makes free throw 1/2
2Q 09:16
35-37
J. Nowell makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:16
35-38
L. Shamet makes 26' three
Assisted by C. Payne
2Q 09:02
38-38
J. Nowell makes 25' three
Assisted by J. McLaughlin
2Q 07:50
38-41
J. Nowell makes 27' three
Assisted by J. McLaughlin
2Q 07:14
38-44
J. Nowell makes driving layup
2Q 06:45
38-46
M. Bridges makes running layup
2Q 06:34
40-46
M. Bridges makes free throw 1/2
2Q 06:07
41-46
J. Vanderbilt makes putback layup
2Q 05:46
41-48
D. Ayton makes 9' hook shot
Assisted by L. Shamet
2Q 05:16
43-48
A. Edwards makes 25' three
Assisted by P. Beverley
2Q 03:52
43-51
D. Ayton makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by T. Craig
2Q 03:31
45-51
M. Beasley makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Vanderbilt
2Q 03:13
45-54
D. Ayton makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by C. Payne
2Q 02:48
47-54
A. Edwards makes 26' three
2Q 02:38
47-57
C. Payne makes driving layup
2Q 02:19
49-57
P. Beverley makes driving finger roll
2Q 02:14
49-59
P. Beverley makes free throw 1/1
2Q 02:14
49-60
J. Crowder makes 21' stepback
Assisted by D. Booker
2Q 01:06
51-60
K. Towns makes driving dunk
2Q 00:50
51-62
P. Beverley makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:01
51-63
P. Beverley makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:01
51-64
K. Towns makes 8' hook shot
Assisted by A. Edwards
3Q 11:48
51-66
C. Payne makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Booker
3Q 11:32
54-66
M. Bridges makes 22' pullup three
Assisted by J. Crowder
3Q 10:51
57-66
A. Edwards makes 16' pullup
3Q 10:37
57-68
D. Ayton makes 7' pullup
Assisted by D. Booker
3Q 10:09
59-68
J. Vanderbilt makes cutting dunk
Assisted by P. Beverley
3Q 09:46
59-70
M. Bridges makes 23' three
Assisted by C. Payne
3Q 09:32
62-70
D. Booker makes free throw 1/1
3Q 09:02
63-70
D. Booker makes reverse layup
Assisted by C. Payne
3Q 08:38
65-70
D. Booker makes free throw 1/1
3Q 08:38
66-70
A. Edwards makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Russell
3Q 08:27
66-72
J. Vanderbilt makes free throw 1/2
3Q 08:08
66-73
J. Vanderbilt makes free throw 2/2
3Q 08:08
66-74
D. Ayton makes 13' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by M. Bridges
3Q 07:54
68-74
K. Towns makes free throw 1/1
3Q 07:53
68-75
D. Ayton makes finger roll
Assisted by D. Booker
3Q 07:24
70-75
J. Vanderbilt makes putback layup
3Q 07:01
70-77
D. Booker makes 13' pullup
3Q 06:08
72-77
D. Russell makes 16' jump shot
3Q 05:45
72-79
D. Booker makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:23
73-79
D. Booker makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:23
74-79
D. Ayton makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by D. Booker
3Q 04:50
76-79
N. Reid makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by M. Beasley
3Q 04:36
76-81
D. Booker makes free throw 1/1
3Q 03:49
77-81
A. Holiday makes putback layup
3Q 02:51
79-81
J. Nowell makes driving layup
3Q 02:14
79-83
T. Craig makes driving layup
3Q 01:54
81-83
N. Reid makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:37
81-84
T. Prince makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. McLaughlin
3Q 01:05
81-86
J. McLaughlin makes driving reverse layup
3Q 00:51
81-88
D. Booker makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:27
82-88
D. Booker makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:27
83-88
C. Payne makes 12' floater
Assisted by M. Bridges
4Q 11:41
85-88
C. Payne makes driving layup
4Q 11:15
87-88
C. Payne makes free throw 1/1
4Q 11:15
88-88
D. Russell makes 21' pullup
Assisted by J. McLaughlin
4Q 10:56
88-90
M. Bridges makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by T. Craig
4Q 10:17
90-90
J. McLaughlin makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Russell
4Q 10:08
90-92
M. Bridges makes free throw 2/2
4Q 09:27
91-92
A. Edwards makes 17' pullup
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 09:12
91-94
D. Ayton makes 0' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by C. Payne
4Q 08:56
93-94
L. Shamet makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:35
94-94
L. Shamet makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:35
95-94
L. Shamet makes 12' pullup
4Q 08:26
97-94
D. Ayton makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:51
98-94
D. Ayton makes free throw 2/2
4Q 07:51
99-94
N. Reid makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:36
99-95
N. Reid makes free throw 2/2
4Q 07:36
99-96
L. Shamet makes 26' three
Assisted by C. Payne
4Q 07:18
102-96
A. Edwards makes driving finger roll
Assisted by N. Reid
4Q 07:02
102-98
D. Ayton makes driving layup
Assisted by C. Payne
4Q 06:47
104-98
N. Reid makes layup
Assisted by A. Edwards
4Q 06:36
104-100
M. Beasley makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Edwards
4Q 05:53
104-103
D. Ayton makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Booker
4Q 05:14
106-103
D. Booker makes driving layup
4Q 04:36
108-103
D. Booker makes 29' pullup three
4Q 04:02
111-103
M. Bridges makes layup
4Q 03:30
113-103
M. Beasley makes 23' three
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 03:06
113-106
L. Shamet makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Ayton
4Q 02:42
116-106
D. Booker makes driving dunk
4Q 02:26
118-106
M. Beasley makes free throw 1/1
4Q 02:24
118-107
D. Booker makes free throw 1/2
4Q 02:10
119-107
D. Booker makes free throw 2/2
4Q 02:10
120-107
P. Beverley makes driving finger roll
4Q 01:33
120-109
D. Ayton makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Crowder
4Q 01:20
123-109
M. Beasley makes 23' three
Assisted by P. Beverley
4Q 01:04
123-112
D. Booker makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:03
124-112
D. Booker makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:03
125-112
J. Nowell makes 26' pullup three
4Q 00:54
125-115
L. Bolmaro makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:17
125-116
45-86 (52.3%)
FG%
42-95 (44.2%)
12-33 (36.4%)
3PM
13-43 (30.2%)
23-29 (79.3%)
FTM
19-22 (86.4%)
43
Rebounds
45
11
Offensive Rebounds
15
32
Defensive Rebounds
30
30
Assists
27
6
Steals
5
9
Blocks
5
13
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
14
Biggest Lead
15
9
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
1
Ties
5
