Overview
- Mark Williams led Phoenix with 22 points and seven rebounds, with Collin Gillespie adding 19 and Dillon Brooks contributing 18 after being listed questionable.
- Devin Booker sat out with a right groin strain as the Suns, priced as significant underdogs by sportsbooks, snapped Minnesota’s five-game winning streak.
- Anthony Edwards scored 40 points on 15-of-21 shooting for the Timberwolves, while Julius Randle added 21 in the loss.
- Rudy Gobert was ejected in the third quarter for a flagrant foul, and the Suns surged with a 14–3 run to start the fourth to build a decisive cushion.
- Minnesota missed a potential tying three by Jaden McDaniels with 3.7 seconds left, and Phoenix now heads to Oklahoma City for Wednesday’s NBA Cup quarterfinal.