Minnesota Timberwolves – Phoenix Suns · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 21 November 2025

MIN113–114PHX

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↑ PHX winsMIN wins ↓

The last point of this curve falls on MIN's side, but PHX won 114-113. It is an ESPN error at the close of the game: the curve is shown as it is and no conclusion is drawn from it.

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when PHX leads and falls when MIN does.

This is how the game was decided.

Dillon Brooks decided it, the Phoenix Suns player with the most points (22, with 5 rebounds and 1 assists; -3 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Collin Gillespie's (+14). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Phoenix Suns 114-113 Minnesota Timberwolves (November 21, 2025) was hit by Collin Gillespie: a jump shot with 6.4 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Phoenix Suns up 114-113. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Phoenix Suns 114-113 Minnesota Timberwolves (November 21, 2025) was a 10-0 run by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second quarter (from 4:14 to 1:58), from 36-54 to 46-54. The Phoenix Suns' best was a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter (from 49.3 s to 6.4 s), from 105-113 to 114-113.

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Play: Collin Gillespie makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Collin Gillespie decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 6.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is the only game he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Gillespie decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

21 November 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401809795:772; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · MIN

McDaniels · Edwards · Gobert · Randle · DiVincenzo

Closing lineup · PHX

O'Neale · Williams · Dunn · Gillespie · Goodwin

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MIN

Jaden McDaniels

40′ · +9

Anthony Edwards

40′ · -3

Rudy Gobert

35′ · +6

Julius Randle

34′ · +1

Donte DiVincenzo

32′ · +9

Naz Reid

27′ · -9

Mike Conley

14′ · -6

Jaylen Clark

8′ · -12

Rob Dillingham

9′ · 0

Joe Ingles

0′ · 0

PHX

Dillon Brooks

37′ · -3

Devin Booker

35′ · -2

Royce O'Neale

31′ · -4

Mark Williams

26′ · -15

Ryan Dunn

24′ · -5

Collin Gillespie

34′ · +14

Jordan Goodwin

29′ · +8

Isaiah Livers

3′ · +1

Nick Richards

8′ · +3

Oso Ighodaro

13′ · +8

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. MIN and PHX.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Minnesota Timberwolves

DiVincenzo, Edwards, McDaniels, Gobert, and Randle played 18.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 10 points.
DiVincenzo, Reid, McDaniels, Conley, and Gobert played 6.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Reid, Edwards, Clark, Conley, and Randle played 5.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 10 points.

Phoenix Suns

Booker, O'Neale, Brooks, Williams, and Dunn played 8.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 16 points.
Booker, Brooks, Williams, Gillespie, and Dunn played 4.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Booker, O'Neale, Brooks, Williams, and Gillespie played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 10 points.

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Minnesota Timberwolves

Reid, Edwards, McDaniels, Dillingham, and Randle played 5.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
DiVincenzo, Reid, Edwards, McDaniels, and Gobert played 3.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Edwards, McDaniels, Dillingham, Gobert, and Randle played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Reid, Edwards, McDaniels, Conley, and Gobert played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
DiVincenzo, Reid, Edwards, Clark, and Randle played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

Phoenix Suns

O'Neale, Goodwin, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Booker, Brooks, Richards, Goodwin, and Gillespie played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
O'Neale, Richards, Goodwin, Gillespie, and Dunn played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Booker, Brooks, Goodwin, Williams, and Gillespie played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
O'Neale, Brooks, Goodwin, Williams, and Gillespie played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 8 points.
Booker, Brooks, Goodwin, Gillespie, and Ighodaro played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Booker, O'Neale, Brooks, Goodwin, and Ighodaro played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
O'Neale, Brooks, Goodwin, Gillespie, and Ighodaro played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Booker, O'Neale, Goodwin, Gillespie, and Ighodaro played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Booker, O'Neale, Brooks, Goodwin, and Williams played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Brooks, Goodwin, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Booker, Richards, Livers, Goodwin, and Gillespie played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Booker, Brooks, Livers, Williams, and Dunn played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Jaden McDaniels covered 4.49 km, more than anyone in the game.

Anthony Edwards touched the ball 94 times, a game high.
Anthony Edwards made 59 passes, a game high.
Dillon Brooks defended 7 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 3.
Rudy Gobert had 26 rebound chances, a game high.

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Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Jaden McDaniels	4.49	7.0	61	46
Anthony Edwards	4.20	6.5	94	59
Rudy Gobert	3.72	6.8	51	38
Donte DiVincenzo	3.54	7.1	57	46
Julius Randle	3.19	5.9	53	25
Naz Reid	3.01	7.0	44	30
Mike Conley	1.71	7.6	34	30
Rob Dillingham	1.16	7.8	19	14
Jaylen Clark	0.95	7.3	10	7
Joe Ingles	0.02	3.2	1	1

Phoenix Suns

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Collin Gillespie	4.22	7.8	72	51
Dillon Brooks	3.75	6.5	56	34
Devin Booker	3.70	6.5	75	44
Jordan Goodwin	3.54	7.3	47	36
Royce O'Neale	3.27	6.7	58

How far does Jaden McDaniels run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Dillon Brooks guarded Julius Randle for 8.1 minutes, over 36 possessions.
In that time, Julius Randle scored 7 points and made 2 of 5 shots.
Mark Williams guarded Rudy Gobert for 6.5 minutes, over 28 possessions.
In that time, Rudy Gobert scored 0 points and made 0 of 2 shots.
Jaden McDaniels guarded Devin Booker for 6.4 minutes, over 37 possessions.
In that time, Devin Booker scored 0 points and made 0 of 5 shots.

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Minnesota Timberwolves defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
McDaniels	Booker	6.4	37	0 (0/5)
Edwards	Brooks	5.7	32	10 (4/4)
Gobert	Williams	5.4	30	8 (3/4)
Randle	Dunn	3.6	20	3 (1/2)
DiVincenzo	Gillespie	3.5	17	7 (3/4)
Edwards	Goodwin	2.9	15	2 (1/1)
Randle	Brooks	2.8	19	0 (0/2)
DiVincenzo	O'Neale	2.7	14	3 (1/1)
McDaniels	O'Neale	2.4	16	7 (2/3)
Conley	Gillespie	2.4	11	0 (0/0)
Gobert	Ighodaro	2.3	12	2 (1/1)
DiVincenzo	Goodwin	2.3	13	0 (0/0)
McDaniels	Gillespie	2.2	12	5 (2/3)

Phoenix Suns defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Brooks	Randle	8.1	36	7 (2/5)
Williams	Gobert	6.5	28	0 (0/2)
Goodwin	Edwards	4.8	24	4 (2/4)
O'Neale	McDaniels	4.7	23	0 (0/2)
Booker	McDaniels	3.8	22	0 (0/0)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Rudy Gobert contested 10.6 shots per game over his 76 games.
He ranks 2 of 399 in the league.
Jaden McDaniels defended 5.6 shots at the rim per game over his 73 games, and opponents made 11 fewer out of every 100 than usual.
He ranks 5 of 118 in the league.
Donte DiVincenzo recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 81 games.
He ranks 19 of 399 in the league.

Phoenix Suns

Collin Gillespie recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 80 games.
He ranks 5 of 399 in the league.
Jordan Goodwin deflected 3.7 passes per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 9 of 399 in the league.
Mark Williams contested 8.4 shots per game over his 60 games.
He ranks 16 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Phoenix Suns have won 85 of their 138 games against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

85-53record of the Phoenix Suns · NBA 1989-90 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

17.071

100% of capacity

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Scoring

227

combined points

4.2 below the season average (231.2)