Kevin Durant and Key Suns Players to Watch vs. the Timberwolves in NBA Playoffs | Game 4 - April 28

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Suns vs. Timberwolves: Players to Watch

Suns Key Players

Kevin Durant's numbers on the season are 27.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting 52.3% from the field and 41.3% from downtown, with an average of 2.2 made 3-pointers.

Booker is averaging 27.1 points, 6.9 assists and 4.5 rebounds.

Jusuf Nurkic is averaging 10.9 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.

Grayson Allen's numbers on the season are 13.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3 assists per contest, shooting 49.9% from the floor and 46.1% from beyond the arc (first in league), with an average of 2.7 made treys.

Bradley Beal is averaging 18.2 points, 4.4 boards and 5 assists. At the other end, he averages 1 steal and 0.5 blocked shots.

Timberwolves Key Players

Anthony Edwards' numbers on the season are 25.9 points, 5.4 boards and 5.1 assists per contest. He is also draining 46.1% of his shots from the field and 35.7% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.4 triples.

The Timberwolves are receiving 14 points, 12.9 boards and 1.3 assists per game from Rudy Gobert.

Karl-Anthony Towns averages 21.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3 assists. He is sinking 50.4% of his shots from the floor and 41.6% from beyond the arc, with 2.2 triples per contest.

The Timberwolves receive 13.5 points per game from Naz Reid, plus 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

The Timberwolves receive 11.4 points per game from Mike Conley, plus 2.9 boards and 5.9 assists.

Suns vs. Timberwolves Stat Insights

Phoenix Key Stats

The Suns average 116.2 points per game (10th in the league) while giving up 113.2 per contest (13th in the NBA). They have a +251 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by three points per game.

The 44.1 rebounds per game Phoenix averages rank 10th in the league, and are 2.8 more than the 41.3 its opponents pull down per contest.

The Suns make 12.4 three-pointers per game (20th in the league) compared to their opponents' 13.1. They shoot 38.2% from deep while their opponents hit 36.4% from long range.

Phoenix's 116.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank fourth in the NBA, and the 112.9 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 18th in the league.

Minnesota Key Stats

The Timberwolves' +529 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 113 points per game (18th in NBA) while allowing 106.5 per contest (first in league).

The 43.6 rebounds per game Minnesota accumulates rank 15th in the league, 2.2 more than the 41.4 its opponents grab.

The Timberwolves connect on 12.6 three-pointers per game (15th in the league) while shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc (third-best in NBA). They are making 1.2 more threes than their opponents, who drain 11.4 per game at 35.4%.

Minnesota ranks 16th in the league averaging 113.1 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is first, allowing 106.2 points per 100 possessions.

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