On April 29, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, and the Suns welcomed Game 4 of the series against the Timberwolves at home. The two sides did not decide the winner until the last moment of this game, the Suns Durant and Booker combined to score 82 points but it was still difficult to save the game, the Suns lost to the Timberwolves 116-122, and the series was swept by the opponent 0-4, becoming the first team to lose the game.
Suns: Durant 33 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Booker 49 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Beal 9 points, 6 turnovers and 6 fouls.
Timberwolves: Edwards 40 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Towns 28 points and 10 rebounds, McDaniels 18 points, Conley 10 points and 7 assists.
In the first half of the first quarter, the Suns fell behind 9-14, and Durant scored five points in a row to help the team chase a 14-14 tie. In the second half of the quarter, the two sides went back and forth on the court, and the score difference was not widened. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led the Timberwolves by one point at 26-25.
The two sides remained in a stalemate on the court for most of the second quarter, with the score alternating leads. O'Neal and Beal hit two three-pointers to give the Suns an 8-0 run and then a five-point lead over the Timberwolves at 2:43.54-49. At halftime, the Suns led the Timberwolves 61-56.
Edwards hit two consecutive three-pointers in the third quarter, and the Timberwolves went on an 8-0 run to outrun the Suns by two points at 68-66. At the critical moment, Durant and Booker stepped up and scored consecutive points to lead the Suns to bite the score, and after three quarters, the Suns led the Timberwolves by two points at 92-90.
Conley's three-pointer in the final quarter helped the Timberwolves overtake, Booker scored five straight points, and the Suns stopped the Timberwolves 99-95. After a timeout, the Timberwolves scored seven straight points, and the Suns quickly called a timeout. O'Neal's three-pointer helped the Suns tie the game at 4:32, Edwards and McDaniels hit three-pointers to put the Timberwolves away again. The Suns couldn't close the score in the final minute, and the Timberwolves won 122-116.