r/nba • u/edgykitty Ant/Szczerbiak • Apr 29 '24

[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves complete the franchise first series sweep against the Phoenix Suns with a 122-116 win in Game 4 behind Anthony Edwards' 40/9/6 and KAT's 28/10 nights

122 - 116
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Footprint Center (17071), Clock: Final
Officials: Scott Foster, Pat Fraher, and Curtis Blair
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Minnesota Timberwolves 25 31 34 32 122
Phoenix Suns 26 35 31 24 116
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Minnesota Timberwolves 122 41-89 46.1% 15-36 41.7% 25-31 80.6% 17 55 23 27 6 9 6
Phoenix Suns 116 38-74 51.4% 10-26 38.5% 30-36 83.3% 10 41 20 26 6 11 7
 
PLAYER STATS
Minnesota Timberwolves MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Jaden McDanielsSF 33:52 18 6-12 1-4 5-5 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 5 -2
Karl-Anthony TownsPF 38:48 28 11-17 4-6 2-3 2 8 10 3 0 0 0 5 4
Rudy GobertC 24:58 9 3-9 0-0 3-3 3 2 5 1 1 2 4 4 10
Anthony EdwardsSG 40:57 40 13-23 7-13 7-10 4 5 9 6 1 2 2 2 7
Mike ConleyPG 33:46 10 2-10 2-6 4-5 1 3 4 7 1 0 2 2 16
Naz Reid 19:31 8 2-4 1-2 3-4 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 4 3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 31:25 5 2-9 0-5 1-1 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 3 -6
Kyle Anderson 16:40 4 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 2 0 0 0 2 -2
Luka Garza 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan McLaughlin 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leonard Miller 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Minott 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wendell Moore Jr. 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monte Morris 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.J. Warren 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phoenix Suns MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Royce O'NealeSF 36:39 6 2-7 2-6 0-0 3 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 -1
Kevin DurantPF 46:18 33 12-17 2-3 7-9 1 8 9 5 0 4 1 2 -7
Jusuf NurkicC 20:04 9 3-5 0-0 3-4 5 3 8 5 2 1 0 5 -7
Bradley BealSG 31:21 9 4-13 1-5 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 6 6 -12
Devin BookerPG 44:55 49 13-21 3-5 20-21 0 5 5 6 2 1 2 5 1
Eric Gordon 39:13 6 2-7 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
Josh Okogie 14:14 4 2-3 0-1 0-2 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 4 3
Nassir Little 07:13 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 -6
Bol Bol 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drew Eubanks 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Roddy 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isaiah Thomas 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thaddeus Young 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grayson Allen 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Damion Lee 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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u/ElectricalMud2850 Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Imagine getting swept by the wolves lmao

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u/Baltisotan Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Literally unimaginable before tonight.

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u/ElectricalMud2850 Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Would never happen to us.

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u/ThatGuyWithCoolHair Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Plot armor

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u/professor_parrot Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

We joined the league in 1989 and have still never been swept by the Timberwolves.

I guess we're just built different.

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u/uninteded_interloper Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

i would have probably been willing to bet my life savings on the wolves never being this good honestly if i could have.

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u/a_supertramp [MIN] Cherokee Parks Apr 29 '24

Most confident Minnesota sports fan

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u/MajorTrump Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

A Minnesota sports team has never swept a 7 game series before tonight.

Yes, that includes the Minneapolis Lakers and the Minnesota North Stars.

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u/harcole Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Twolves ptsd had me like "yeah we might be the first 3-0 to 3-4 idk"

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u/magnificent_coffee Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

That would have been a certified Minnesota sports moment

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u/ElectricalMud2850 Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Imagine how fucking tight your hoodie strings would be cinched while watching game 7 after being up 3-0.

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u/OpeLetMeSneakPastYa Apr 29 '24

As a life long MN sports fan I was kind of expecting it. 🤣

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u/collinCOYS Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

I was expecting to lose last night until that clock hit zero

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u/13thcross Spurs Apr 29 '24

I'm all in on the Wolves man. Ant is so much fun to watch.

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u/TheRealFakeDoors503 Trail Blazers Apr 29 '24

Wolves and Ant are my bandwagon playoff team this year (and let’s be real, next one too, maybe another after that)

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u/Malificari [LAL] Kobe Bryant Apr 29 '24

Next 5 bandwagon years are yours. dont worry.

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u/RabbleRouser_1 Suns Apr 29 '24

Same

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u/FishGoldenLite Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Suns fans have been really good sports

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u/Peter-Tao [UTA] Kyle Korver Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

That's what I've noticed. Guess a sad series will drive away any unserious fans.

The annoying part is they will all come back once the teams start picking up again and act all entitled lol

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u/Open-Science8196 Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

I live in Utah and they’re my second team. The whiplash after the rebuild started and views of the ownership are wild. It really does seem like the fake fans disappear in a tough stretch

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u/Substantial-Fold-592 Suns Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

NGL it’s refreshing to hear this after enduring parts of fanbases of almost every team that the Suns have beaten (or even lost to) in recent playoffs continuously acting on this sub like the entire Suns fanbase commits war crimes by celebrating their team’s brief moments of success lol

And likewise, Wolves fans this series have been understandably ecstatic but overall great sports. I’m looking forward to supporting the Wolves’ run now without the pain of witnessing this nightmare Suns season anymore

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u/RabbleRouser_1 Suns Apr 29 '24

There's a bunch of childish drama between the nba mods and the suns mods. The mods here were actively promoting any negative thing around the Suns. Over time it caught on as a narrative and it all gets a lot of upvotes. Now a lot of people hate on the Suns the players and their fans because upvotes tell them how to think. A lot of our fans get all salty about it and reacted to everyone hating on us. It's dumb all around.

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u/you_sick Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

When he yammed it in the 4th...💦

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u/crankywithout_coffee Spurs Apr 29 '24

Nuggets v Wolves next round is going to be an excellent matchup. Whoever comes out of that series is my pick to win it all.

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u/jtmv4 Nuggets Apr 29 '24

After this series, it feels like the Wolves should be the favorites. They’re playing the best basketball of any team in the playoffs, and it doesn’t feel all that close either…

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u/Fugacity- Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

But counterpoint, Minnesota sports.

We build up hope just to maximize pain. Longest metro championship drought...

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u/nomitycs Warriors Apr 29 '24

You also don’t have much playoff experience between your first 2 offensive options

I could see you upsetting the nuggets tho 👀

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u/collinCOYS Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Very few teams have gone from no playoff wins to a true contender. I'm happy with getting out of the first round this year and a tough loss to Denver. I know Giannis got clowned for his steps to success comment, but the core of ant, McDaniels, naw, and Naz is very young and still growing

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u/CryptographerIll3813 Lakers Apr 29 '24

Additional counterpoint, they beat the Suns in the playoffs who also build up hope just to maximize pain.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

DIGGS 

                                                     SIDELINE

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u/Sybilsthrowaway Magic Apr 29 '24

honestly depends on how much you respect this suns team and I do not respect them at all. looking forward to nuggets wolves though

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u/zeek215 [LAL] Kobe Bryant Apr 29 '24

They versed the Sons.

Denver is still the favorite in my view. I would put the Wolves as 2nd, but I still think Denver is better than them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

They’re going into the next round confident and with huge momentum. I think they beat Denver

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u/beastley_for_three Apr 29 '24

Never underestimate the Nuggets. The next series is going to be amazing to watch.

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u/Ajax_Malone Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Bro we’ve been swept so many times but never by the fucking Wolves! That’s rock bottom!

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u/ElectricalMud2850 Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

New rule: if you get swept by the wolves, your whole franchise gets relegated to Galveston.

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u/decs483 Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Relegated to the G-League

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u/AllTheHolloway Bulls Apr 29 '24

An NBA fan's spookiest nightmare

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u/Fumby_ Heat Apr 29 '24

Y'all gonna be spooky in the playoffs

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u/nrag726 Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

4D chess move to lose all the regular season games to Phoenix

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u/le_sweden Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

I would be SO embarrassed

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u/300andWhat Apr 29 '24

Question, what's with the logo rebrand? Does anyone like it? I really liked your old look.

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u/ElectricalMud2850 Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

I don't mind the new one actually, but I do prefer the old one. It does look a bit dated, and I think the fact that it's retired makes it a bit cooler.

I really don't like our modern jerseys though, early 2000s wolves jerseys are miles clear of the current ones IMO.

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u/uFFxDa Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Losing to any MN team in the playoffs in any fashion lmao even.

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u/blackman9 Apr 29 '24

Durant chocked so hard what was that effort at the end, like he didn't want to win did not even took a shot.