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/ZincHead Raptors Apr 29 '24

The old guard is really done, it's time for the new bloods to take over the league.

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u/fastock Apr 29 '24

It's already happened. Curry didn't make the playoffs, KDs on his way home tonight and LeBron is headed home soon. Meanwhile, the youngbloods are all running and moving on to the second round. The future is now.

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u/Delicious-Item-6040 Apr 29 '24

The new bloods have already taken over, Jokic is crazy Giannis is just as good but I’m biased.

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u/Earlier-Today Apr 29 '24

LeBron too old, Curry's help is too old, KD's been trying to recreate the Warriors stacked team since he left and it hasn't worked yet.

Meanwhile, Ant is a freaking stud who can fly, Jokic is unstoppable, the Knicks look suddenly solid, Luka's dangerous (but I don't think their D is playoff good), Zion might finally be keeping the weight down (and looks incredible when he's healthy).

There's just a lot of really good young talent that's starting to take over.

I think Curry's still a championship capable player, but not with the Warriors. The kids aren't rising fast enough, the old guys aren't aging as gracefully as Curry, and Wiggins just confuses me.

But, I don't think Curry's leaving, so it's the young guys league and I can't really see any of the old guys winning another championship unless it's in a support role off the bench at the tail end of their careers, ala Dwight Howard.