| Los Angeles Clippers | 93 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 96 |
| Box Score | |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 108 |
| Indiana Pacers | 125 |
| Box Score | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 105 |
| Phoenix Suns | 93 |
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Phoenix 93, Minnesota 105
Opening Round - Minnesota wins 4-0
Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Attendance: 19,310
Officials: Josh Tiven, Zach Zarba, Marat Kogut, Dedric Taylor
Team Rebounds: Phoenix (9) Minnesota (5)
Technicals: Phoenix (1 (Coach)) Minnesota (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX (49-33) | 21 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 93 |
| MIN (56-26) | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 105 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 92 | 101.4 | 114.5 |
| MIN | 92 | 114.5 | 101.4 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | .500 | 0.207 | 0.268 | 0.192 |
| MIN | .506 | 0.142 | 0.256 | 0.333 |
Phoenix Suns
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Kevin Durant | Starter | PF | 41:06 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 9.1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Bradley Beal | Starter | SG | 42:16 | 6-17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 20 | Jusuf Nurkic | Starter | C | 31:00 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 12.0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1 | Devin Booker | Starter | PG | 41:36 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 7-8 | 7.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Grayson Allen | Starter | SF | 17:27 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Eric Gordon | Bench | SG | 23:00 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 11.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 00 | Royce O'Neale | Bench | PF | 17:27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Drew Eubanks | Bench | C | 17:00 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Bol Bol | Bench | C | 02:17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Josh Okogie | Bench | SG | 02:17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Nassir Little | Bench | PF | 02:17 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | David Roddy | Bench | SF | 02:17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | 35-78 | 8-22 | 15-19 | 93.9 | 11 | 30 | 50 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 93 | ||||
| 44.9% | 36.4% | 78.9% |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Mike Conley | Starter | PG | 31:35 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 15.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 27 | Rudy Gobert | Starter | C | 39:15 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 20.6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 32 | Karl-Anthony Towns | Starter | PF | 23:31 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 6.9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Anthony Edwards | Starter | SG | 37:53 | 3-12 | 2-6 | 7-8 | 13.8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Jaden McDaniels | Starter | SF | 41:22 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 19.5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 24 | T.J. Warren | Bench | PF | 02:01 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jordan McLaughlin | Bench | PG | 02:01 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Monte Morris | Bench | PG | 10:37 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Naz Reid | Bench | PF | 16:46 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 3-4 | -0.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Bench | SF | 30:57 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 55 | Luka Garza | Bench | C | 02:01 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wendell Moore, Jr. | Bench | SF | 02:01 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | 35-78 | 9-32 | 26-30 | 101.5 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 105 | ||||
| 44.9% | 28.1% | 86.7% |
Phoenix Suns Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Devin Booker 27.1p, 4.5r, 6.9a |
Bradley Beal 18.2p, 4.4r, 5a |
Grayson Allen 13.5p, 3.9r, 3a |
Kevin Durant 27.1p, 6.6r, 5a |
Jusuf Nurkic 10.9p, 11r, 4a |
| Rotation | |
Eric Gordon 11p, 1.8r, 2a |
|
Royce O'Neale 7.7p, 4.8r, 2.8a |
Drew Eubanks 5.1p, 4.3r, 0.8a |
| Lim PT | |
Josh Okogie 4.6p, 2.6r, 1.1a |
David Roddy 6.5p, 3.2r, 1.2a |
Nassir Little 3.4p, 1.7r, 0.5a |
Bol Bol 5.2p, 3.2r, 0.4a |
Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Mike Conley 11.4p, 2.9r, 5.9a |
Anthony Edwards 25.9p, 5.4r, 5.1a |
Jaden McDaniels 10.5p, 3.1r, 1.4a |
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8p, 8.3r, 3a |
Rudy Gobert 14p, 12.9r, 1.3a |
| Rotation | Monte Morris 5p, 1.7r, 2.1a |
|
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 8p, 2r, 2.5a |
Naz Reid 13.5p, 5.2r, 1.3a |
|
| Lim PT | Jordan McLaughlin 3.5p, 1.3r, 2a |
|
Wendell Moore, Jr. 0.7p, 0.5r, 0.2a |
T.J. Warren 3.7p, 2r, 0.8a |
Luka Garza 4p, 1.2r, 0.2a |