Kevin Durant scored a game-high 33 points and Devin Booker produced 28 with eight assists but the Phoenix Suns fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 121-113, on Wednesday. The loss snapped Phoenix's three-game win streak and extended Minnesota's win streak to four.
Phoenix Suns, Jaden McDaniels and Devin Booker
When Devin Booker was left off the NBA All-Star team, Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer explained why he deserves to be there.
SAN FRANCISCO – Phoenix Suns coach Mike Budenholzer certainly believes Devin Booker is All-Star worthy. "He's clearly in our minds an All-Star," Budenholzer said after Wednesday's loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was not selected as a reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
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.
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.
Alexander-Walker was all over the place in Phoenix, and it meant everything to a team that was trying to find an identity.
Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Julius Randle added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves won their fourth straight game by beating the Phoenix Suns 121-113 on Wednesday night.
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).
The Phoenix Suns couldn’t cover up their weaknesses and flaws in Wednesday’s 121-113 loss Wednesday to the Minnesota Timberwolves before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at Footprint Center to end a three-game homestand.
The Phoenix Suns (24-21) play the final of their homestand against the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-21) on Wednesday.