Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Phoenix Suns
March 17, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Timberwolves beat the Suns 116-104 on 2026-03-17 at home. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Jaden McDaniels, and Ayo Dosunmu. The Suns started Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Jalen Green, Collin Gillespie, and Oso Ighodaro. Jalen Green (Suns) scored 14 points (6/8) in his matchups, with Donte DiVincenzo as his primary defender. Julius Randle (Timberwolves) scored 28 points (10/21) in his matchups, with Royce O'Neale as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
116
Did not play: Jaylen Clark (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mike Conley (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Terrence Shannon Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Rocco Zikarsky (DNP - Coach's Decision)
PHX
Phoenix Suns
104
Did not play: Amir Coffey (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels · Ayo Dosunmu Starter 16.5 min
- Kyle Anderson · Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland 8.8 min
- Rudy Gobert · Kyle Anderson · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 6.9 min
- Rudy Gobert · Kyle Anderson · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 4.4 min
- Rudy Gobert · Kyle Anderson · Julius Randle · Jaden McDaniels · Ayo Dosunmu 2.2 min
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Jalen Green · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro Starter 11.4 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro 7.5 min
- Jalen Green · Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Rasheer Fleming 3.3 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Haywood Highsmith · Jalen Green · Oso Ighodaro 3.2 min
- Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn · Rasheer Fleming 3.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Jalen Green 14 pts (6/8) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (28 %, 0 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (24 %, 2 pts) · Julius Randle (17 %, 3 pts)
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Devin Booker 8 pts (2/9) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (46 %, 7 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (13 %, 0 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | Oso Ighodaro: 33 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Khaman Maluach: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Devin Booker: 31 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Royce O'Neale: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julius Randle | Royce O'Neale: 21 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Oso Ighodaro: 13 poss., 7 pts (1/4) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Collin Gillespie: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jalen Green: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Bones Hyland | Collin Gillespie: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jordan Goodwin: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Collin Gillespie: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Green: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kyle Anderson | Jordan Goodwin: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rasheer Fleming: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Naz Reid | Ryan Dunn: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Rasheer Fleming: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
Suns defense
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Julius Randle 28 pts (10/21) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Royce O'Neale (30 %, 3 pts) · Oso Ighodaro (24 %, 4 pts) · Jordan Goodwin (11 %, 2 pts)
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Naz Reid 1 pts (0/5) in 38 possessions
Guarded by: Rasheer Fleming (22 %, 0 pts) · Ryan Dunn (21 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Goodwin (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Jaden McDaniels: 36 poss., 10 pts (1/9) · Ayo Dosunmu: 11 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Collin Gillespie | Donte DiVincenzo: 28 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Bones Hyland: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Rudy Gobert: 32 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Julius Randle: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Royce O'Neale | Julius Randle: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaden McDaniels: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Green | Ayo Dosunmu: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Donte DiVincenzo: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jordan Goodwin | Bones Hyland: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kyle Anderson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ryan Dunn | Kyle Anderson: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naz Reid: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rasheer Fleming | Naz Reid: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kyle Anderson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Khaman Maluach | Rudy Gobert: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naz Reid: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Haywood Highsmith | Ayo Dosunmu: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donte DiVincenzo: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Bones Hyland: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Livers | Ayo Dosunmu: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rudy Gobert: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |