Overview
- Phoenix closed on a 9-0 run in the final 50 seconds to win 114-113 after trailing 113-105 with about a minute remaining.
- Gillespie scored 20 off the bench and hit the go-ahead 10-foot jumper with 6.4 seconds left.
- Anthony Edwards scored 41 for Minnesota but missed two free throws with 12.7 seconds remaining as the Timberwolves committed costly late turnovers.
- Devin Booker had 16 points on 4-of-18 shooting with nine turnovers and fouled out with just over three minutes to play.
- The Suns improved to 2-0 in West Group A while the Timberwolves fell to 2-1, influencing the group-stage race heading into their remaining games.