Overview
- Phoenix closed with nine unanswered points in roughly 50 seconds to erase an eight-point deficit and win 114-113 in Phoenix.
- Reserve guard Collin Gillespie scored 20 points and hit the go-ahead 10-foot jumper with 6.4 seconds remaining.
- Anthony Edwards poured in 41 for Minnesota but missed two free throws with 12.7 seconds left as the Timberwolves committed multiple late turnovers.
- Devin Booker struggled to 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 group play and the Timberwolves dropped to 2-1, with Phoenix shorthanded without Grayson Allen and Jalen Green and next set to host San Antonio.