On April 6, 2024, Beijing time, the 45-31 Suns hosted the 53-23 Timberwolves, which is very important for both sides, the Suns have to work hard to get through to the playoffs, and the Timberwolves want to take the first place in the West, the Suns starters: Booker + Beal + Allen + Durant + Nuki, Timberwolves Towns is absent, starters: Edwards + Conley + Madan + Reed + Gobert.
In the first quarter of the game, Booker, Nuke, Durant, and Allen started 13-0, and after a timeout, Beal scored, the Suns led by 15 points, Conley made 2 free throws to break the scoring drought for the Timberwolves, Beal and Durant expanded the difference to 17 points, Edwards chased the difference to 11 points, Durant, Gordon, and Beal scored, Walker, Edwards, and Lee Kaier chased points, with a difference of 10 points, Gordon and Beal scored, Morris scored three points, and the Suns led 32-20 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Beal shot, the Suns led by 14 points, and then the two sides did not score in the next 2 minutes, Allen scored 5 points in a row, the Suns led by 19 points, Walker chased the difference to 15 points, Ball, Allen, Booker, Eubanks scored, Edwards, Gobert chased points, the difference was 16 points, Nuki, Allen, Durant scored, Morris, McLaughlin chased points, and the Suns led 57-41 at halftime. Durant had 14 points in the half, Allen had 13 and Edwards had 13.
In the third quarter of the game, Edwards made a layup, with a difference of 14 points, Durant, Beal, and Nukey 7-0, with a difference of 21 points, Reed and Maidan scored in a row, Allen and Booker responded, with a difference of 18 points, Conley and Edwards scored, Allen, Eubanks, and Durant responded, with a difference of 20 points, and Walker and Morris scored, and the Suns led 77-61 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Reed scored three points, the difference was 14 points, Nuki scored in a row, Walker and Gobert chased the points, the difference was still 14 points, Durant and Eubanks expanded the difference to 20 points after the pause, Li Kaier scored 4 points in a row, O'Neal and Booker responded with three points, the difference was 22 points, there were 4 minutes left in the game, the two sides withdrew the main force, and the Timberwolves bench chased the difference to 10 points, and the game ended, the Suns beat the Timberwolves 97-87.
Durant had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists on 9-of-14 shooting, Booker had 13 points, 3 boards, 13 assists, 3 steals and 7 turnovers on 3-of-12 shooting, Beal had 14 points and 3 boards on 6-of-9 shooting, Allen had 23 points and 8 boards on 6-of-14 shooting, and had 11 points, 15 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals.
Edwards had 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals on 6-of-19 shooting, Reed had eight points, 11 rebounds and two assists on 3-of-13 shooting, Conley had five points and three assists on 1-of-6 shooting, Walker had 13 points and five boards, and Gobert had four points and six boards.
The Timberwolves shot just 38.8% from the field in this game, and the Suns played an amazing defensive performance, and the Suns have won two games against the Timberwolves this season, winning by 18 points in the last meeting, and the Suns can be called the Timberwolves' bitter master.
The Timberwolves are still ranked first in the West after losing, but their record is tied by the Nuggets, and the Suns are sixth in the West after the win, one win ahead of the Pelicans in seventh, the Suns were previously ranked eighth in the West, and the schedule has been difficult recently, and the industry thinks they will fall, but they have beaten strong teams in a row, and the rankings have rushed up instead, creating a miracle, and their hopes of going straight to the playoffs have greatly increased, Pelicans, The Kings lost today, the Kings' record has been tied by the Lakers, and the Pelicans are only one win ahead of the Lakers.