On April 6, Beijing time, the Suns hosted the Timberwolves, which was also a contest between two top teams in the West. The Suns have won two in a row and have reached 6th place in the West, but the Pelicans behind them are eyeing the playoffs and must continue to win. The Timberwolves are in first place in the West, ahead of the Nuggets and Thunder, Towns has missed many games, and the Timberwolves still have such a good result, which is indeed rare. Suns starting lineup: Booker + Beal + Allen + Durant + Nurkic, Timberwolves starting lineup: Conley + Edwards + McDaniels + Reed + Gobert.
In the first quarter, the Suns were on fire, hitting 13-0 in 3 minutes to get off to a dream start, and they played 32-20 in this quarter, leading the Timberwolves by 12 points. In the second quarter, the margin continued to widen, and the Suns won by four more points, and although they only scored 25 points in a single quarter, they played well on the defensive end, limiting outside shooters such as Reed and Conley. At halftime, the Suns led by 1st place in the West to 16 points.
In the third quarter, the Suns' offensive efficiency declined, and the two teams tied 20-20, but the Suns still held a 16-point advantage. In the fourth quarter, the point difference was getting bigger and bigger, and the Timberwolves also sent bench players in advance, and in the end, the Timberwolves lost to the Suns 87-97 on the road, ending a two-game winning streak, while the Suns won three in a row.
The Suns' Durant scored 22 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, shooting 9-of-14 from the field was really too stable, and Beal had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Booker had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals, but at the same time there were 7 turnovers, which is still not suitable for playing point guard, but the Suns have no other choice, after all, they lack the traditional No. 1 player, Nurkic 11 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, Allen 23 points and 8 rebounds, and the Suns and Five Tigers combined to cut 83+35. Timberwolves' Edwards had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Gobert had 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, Reed had 8 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Conley had 5 points, 0 rebounds and 3 assists.
After beating the Timberwolves, the Suns have won three in a row, and are firmly in sixth place in the West with a 46-31 record, and one win ahead of the Pelicans in seventh place. The top 6 in the West have basically been decided, the Timberwolves and Nuggets, Thunder locked the playoffs in advance, and will eventually be ranked in the top 3, if the Clippers win today, they will be 2 wins ahead of the 5th Mavericks, and the Mavericks are 1 win ahead of the Suns, and these teams will most likely go straight to the playoffs.
The Pelicans and the Kings, the Lakers, and the Warriors should participate in the play-offs, but it's a pity that the Lakers have been winning during this time, but the Suns and the Mavericks have made a lot of efforts in the future, and the Lakers are 2 wins behind the Suns, and the chances of catching up are not great.