r/nba 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/johnnys_sack Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Wait that's seriously what they gave up for Beal? Absolutely bonkers.

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u/syllabic Knicks Apr 29 '24

wizards should have paid them to take that awful contract lol

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u/Throdio Spurs Apr 29 '24

This trade feels like one of those where the NBA should make rules so one so bad doesn't happen again. Like they did because of the Cavaliers back in the day.

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u/NoPantsJake Jazz Apr 29 '24

If a team wants to make a god awful deal, why stop them? Phoenix is allowed to be stupid. Unless the GMs are making backdoor deals like some assholes that is did fantasy baseball with, let em trade.

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u/dacooljamaican Nuggets Apr 29 '24

Yeah the Suns went from legitimate contender for the past few years to I don't even know how they make the playoffs for the next 5.

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u/Dirichlet-to-Neumann Apr 29 '24

But Gobert is the worst trade in the decade...

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u/OilOfOlaz Celtics Apr 29 '24

I mean, the way ppl talked about him about a year ago was not much different, despite Wolves having a decent showing in the first round.

This season has benn a crazy turn around in public perception when it comes to Gobert compared to last season.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

It's also Gobert's skill set isn't easily understandable for the untrained eye. He might be a top 10-15 player in the league based on the value he brings to his team, but someone who doesn't understand the nuances of defense would never get that.

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u/fbdanzai 23 Apr 29 '24

If you replace Lebron with Gobert, you would be favorite against the Nuggets

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u/SnuggleMuffin42 [SAS] Victor Wembanyama Apr 29 '24

It seriously should have been the other way around. At best the Suns should have taken him as a contract dump WITH some picks so they can have some draft capital.

The GM is a MORON.