On April 6, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Suns defeated the Timberwolves 97-87 at home, and the Suns won three consecutive victories.
Suns Allen 23 points and 8 rebounds, Durant 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Nurkic 11 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Beal 14 points, Booker 13 points, 13 assists and 3 steals, Timberwolves Reed 8 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, Edwards 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals, Walker 13 points and 5 rebounds.
In the first quarter of the game, Booker made a fast break layup, Nurkic made a strong attack under the basket, Durant scored 2+1, Allen hit a long-range shot, Durant contributed a dunk under the basket, and the Suns made a 15-0 dream start. McDaniels scored a jumper, Edwards made it 3+1, and then his switch layup was scored, and Walker hit a long-range shot, and the Timberwolves chased the score to 13-23. Gordon made a successful pick, Beal hit a three-pointer, Beal made an easy layup, and the Suns held their advantage and ended the quarter with a 32-20 lead.
In the second quarter of the game, Beal's mid-range shot, Allen scored five points in a row with a sudden shot, and Durant sent a dunk under the basket, and the Suns took a 19-point advantage at 39-20. Walker hit two three-pointers in a row, and Edwards scored five straight points on a burst from outside the court to tie the score at 31-43. Allen threw in a three-pointer, Booker hit a mid-range shot, Nurkic made a layup, Allen dunked a basket, and Durant's three-pointer also scored, and the Suns consolidated the situation and ended the half with a 57-41 lead.
In the third quarter, Durant scored a jumper, Beal threw in a three-pointer, and Nurkic made another basket to give the Suns a 21-point advantage at 66-45. McDaniels and Reed hit back-to-back shots, Conley fired from the outside, and Edwards hit a dunk to tie the score to 57-72. Durant's jumper hit to help the Suns stabilize the situation in time. At the end of the quarter, the Suns led 77-61.
In the final quarter of the game, Reed hit a long-range shot, Walker made a fast-break layup, and the Timberwolves chased the score to 66-79. Nurkic scored 2+1, Durant scored a jumper, Eubanks scored a hook shot under the basket, Durant scored from mid-range, and O'Neal fired from the outside, and the Suns had a 91-70 advantage of 21 points. The rest of the game was in no suspense, and the Suns firmly maintained their advantage to win the game.
Starting lineup
Suns: O'Neal, Durant, Nurkic, Beal, Booker
Timberwolves: McDaniels, Reed, Gobert, Edwards, Conley