December 29, 2012 · 8:00 PM EST
Biggest lead PHX by 3 · MIN by 9 · 14 lead changes
Q4 2:55+24% MINPekovic 2' Layup (26 PTS) (Kirilenko 3 AST)PHX 102 · MIN 103
Q4 2:26+25% PHXDudley 8' Jump Shot (18 PTS)PHX 104 · MIN 103
Q4 1:49+30% PHXScola 17' Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Dudley 5 AST)PHX 106 · MIN 105Q4 1:37+31% MINPekovic 2' Layup (28 PTS) (Kirilenko 4 AST)PHX 106 · MIN 107| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OK Thunder | 60 | 22 | .732 | — |
2SA Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 |
3DE Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3.0 |
4LA Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
5ME Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
6GS Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 |
7HO Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
8LA Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
9UT Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 |
10DA Mavericks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 |
11PO Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 |
12MI Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
13SA Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 |
14NO Pelicans | 27 | 55 | .329 | 33.0 |
15PH Suns | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 |
| Zone | PHX | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 24/33 73% | 27/40 68% |
| Paint | 3/12 25% | 2/14 14% |
| Mid-range | 16/35 46% | 11/17 65% |
| Corner 3 | 0/6 0% | 1/2 50% |
| Above the break 3 | 2/11 18% | 4/16 25% |
| LSLuis ScolaF | 43 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 16-26 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 61.4% |
| JDJared DudleyF | 38 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 8-13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 64.8% |
GD Goran DragicG | 36 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 8-13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 50.9% |
| SBShannon BrownG | 36 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 58.7% |
MG Marcin GortatC | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 58.0% |
PT P.J. TuckerF | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 50.0% |
MM Markieff MorrisF | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +6 | 31.8% |
| STSebastian TelfairG | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
MB Michael BeasleyF | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 12.5% |
| Totals | 240 | 107 | 46 | 29 | 45-97 | 2-17 | 15-24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 23 | ||
| Shooting | 46.4% | 11.8% | 62.5% | 49.7% |
DNP: Diante Garrett, Kendall Marshall, Luke Zeller, Wesley Johnson
KL Kevin LoveF-C | 41 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 8-20 | 2-6 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +6 | 49.8% |
| NPNikola PekovicC | 34 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 64.3% |
| AKAndrei KirilenkoF | 34 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 76.9% |
| ASAlexey ShvedG | 34 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 69.4% |
| LRLuke RidnourG | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 28.6% |
JB J.J. BareaG | 27 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 36.0% |
DC Dante CunninghamF | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 26.6% |
DW Derrick WilliamsF | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 68.3% |
GS Greg StiemsmaC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 111 | 51 | 27 | 45-89 | 5-18 | 16-26 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | ||
| Shooting | 50.6% | 27.8% | 61.5% | 55.3% |
DNP: Lou Amundson, Malcolm Lee, Ricky Rubio
12:00Jump Ball Pekovic vs. Gortat: Tip to RidnourPHX 011:14MISS Gortat 7' Jump ShotPHX 010:56MISS Love 8' Jump ShotPHX 010:56Scola BLOCK (1 BLK)PHX 010:34Pekovic 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)PHX 010:24Dragic 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)PHX 210:05Pekovic 7' Running Bank Shot (4 PTS) (Shved 1 AST)PHX 29:48MISS Scola 6' Jump ShotPHX 29:48Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 29:38Pekovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)PHX 29:35Pekovic 1' Layup (6 PTS)PHX 29:27MISS Dragic 19' Jump ShotPHX 29:26Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 29:25Love Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)PHX 29:25Scola STEAL (1 STL)PHX 29:24Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)PHX 39:24MISS Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2PHX 39:23Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)PHX 39:00Scola 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Dragic 1 AST)PHX 58:05MISS Pekovic 8' Jump ShotPHX 78:04Dragic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 77:58MISS Dragic 3' LayupPHX 77:57Scola REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)PHX 77:56MISS Scola 1' LayupPHX 77:56Pekovic BLOCK (1 BLK)PHX 77:54Scola REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)PHX 77:51Dudley 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS)PHX 97:37Love 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)PHX 97:27MISS Scola 16' Jump ShotPHX 97:17Love 9' Jump Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Shved 3 AST)PHX 96:53Gortat 2' Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)PHX 116:44Pekovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)PHX 116:44MISS Pekovic Free Throw 2 of 2PHX 116:43Scola REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)PHX 116:19Scola 3' Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Dudley 1 AST)PHX 136:06Love Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)PHX 136:06Dragic STEAL (1 STL)PHX 135:51Scola 1' Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)PHX 155:27Gortat 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Dragic 3 AST)PHX 175:15Pekovic 2' Layup (9 PTS) (Kirilenko 1 AST)PHX 174:53Scola P.FOUL (P1.T2)PHX 174:30MISS Gortat 16' Turnaround Jump ShotPHX 174:29Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)PHX 174:10Love 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ridnour 1 AST)PHX 173:48Dragic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)PHX 173:37Scola 2' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Gortat 1 AST)PHX 193:13MISS Love 26' 3PT Jump ShotPHX 193:12Gortat REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 193:06Dudley 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Dragic 4 AST)PHX 212:47Love 22' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Kirilenko 2 AST)PHX 212:30Dudley 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Scola 1 AST)PHX 232:14Gortat S.FOUL (P1.T3)PHX 232:14Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)PHX 232:14MISS Love Free Throw 2 of 2PHX 232:13Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 231:49MISS Scola 14' Fadeaway JumperPHX 231:47Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)PHX 231:19MISS Morris 18' Jump ShotPHX 231:17Stiemsma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 231:09MISS Love 7' Jump Hook ShotPHX 231:08Scola REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)PHX 231:00Dudley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Dragic 5 AST)PHX 260:41Love 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Shved 5 AST)PHX 260:29Barea S.FOUL (P1.T2)PHX 260:29MISS Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2PHX 260:29Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)PHX 270:06MISS Barea 1' Reverse LayupPHX 270:05Dudley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 270:02Morris 1' Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Dragic 6 AST)PHX 29The Timberwolves edged the Suns 111-107 at home.
Nikola Pekovic led the Timberwolves with 28 points, while Luis Scola led the Suns with 33 points and 10 rebounds.
The Timberwolves took the lead for good with 1:37 left in Q4. The Timberwolves led by as many as 9 points. The lead changed hands 14 times and the score was tied 10 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
