Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley has been ruled out for Thursday night's game against the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City due to a right thumb sprain. Nickeil Alexander-Walker will start in his place for the game.
Alexander-Walker was all over the place in Phoenix, and it meant everything to a team that was trying to find an identity.
Reid joins rookie guard Rob Dillingham, who was listed as questionable due to illness on Tuesday night. Some kind of bug seems to be going around the Wolves' locker room; Anthony
Minnesota Timberwolves head coach was the spark that started the fire under his players’ asses en route to a 121-113 road win over Phoenix, Wednesday. The Wolves were without Naz Reid (illness) and finished the game without head coach Chris Finch.
Didn’t matter. Minnesota is living rent-free in the Phoenix Suns heads again. The T-Wolves know they're younger, more athletic, more physical, and are letting the Suns know it in their words and actions.
For those still holding onto optimism regarding the Phoenix Suns' chances at becoming a contender this season, they continue to test your faith.
Minnesota trailed by two in the third quarter Wednesday in Phoenix when Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected after a brief dispute with an official. He exited, and his Wolves emerged. The
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards wasn’t shy about reminding the Phoenix Suns and their fans about the winning streak he continued in Wednesday’s 121-113 win. Edwards held back head coach Chris Finch after he was ejected for arguing a call in the third quarter. Then, he had the last laugh.
Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards dueled, scoring 33 points each as the Phoenix Suns lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-113 after a second-half collapse.
Tempers flared and the Minnesota Timberwolves responded.
Devin Booker had a Suns-high 20 points (8-of-13 shooting). His eighth field goal assisted by Royce O’Neale at 9:51 put him under 100 points from breaking the Suns' all-time leading scoring record held by Walter Davis (15,666). But the Suns had a lull after that Booker shot.
Minnesota came back from down as many as 12 points, as the Suns went ice cold in the second half until the final five minutes when they tried to make a late push. Phoenix had 15 turnovers on the night, including nine by Devin Booker, tying his most ever in a game (last had nine in Feb. 2019).