2/26/2013 Phoenix v. Minnesota Game Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves (20-34, 7-20 away)
Phoenix Suns (19-39, 13-15 home)
February 26, 2013 at 9:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona

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Season Series - Minnesota won 3-1

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 29, 2012 Phoenix Minnesota 107 - 111 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 26, 2013 Minnesota Phoenix 83 - 84 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Mar 22, 2013 Minnesota Phoenix 117 - 86 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Apr 13, 2013 Phoenix Minnesota 93 - 105 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center

2012-2013 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Minnesota8248.195.735.981.7.4395.518.0.30518.524.9.74211.930.242.022.48.54.714.818.4
Phoenix8248.395.237.384.4.4435.917.7.33014.719.7.74411.729.941.622.68.05.315.620.6
MIN Opponents8248.198.138.081.2.4687.019.0.36915.220.1.75210.631.542.122.38.15.916.022.5
PHX Opponents8248.3101.638.882.6.4706.917.9.38817.122.6.75711.731.743.422.88.35.115.418.4


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 29, 2012 Phoenix Minnesota 107 - 111 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Apr 9, 2012 Phoenix Minnesota 114 - 90 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Mar 12, 2012 Minnesota Phoenix 127 - 124 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Mar 1, 2012 Minnesota Phoenix 95 - 104 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Apr 11, 2011 Minnesota Phoenix 127 - 135 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Apr 6, 2011 Phoenix Minnesota 108 - 98 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Dec 15, 2010 Minnesota Phoenix 122 - 128 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Mar 28, 2010 Phoenix Minnesota 111 - 105 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Mar 16, 2010 Minnesota Phoenix 114 - 152 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Nov 27, 2009 Phoenix Minnesota 120 - 95 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Nov 1, 2009 Minnesota Phoenix 112 - 120 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Apr 11, 2009 Phoenix Minnesota 110 - 97 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Jan 16, 2009 Minnesota Phoenix 105 - 103 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Nov 26, 2008 Phoenix Minnesota 110 - 102 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Apr 4, 2008 Minnesota Phoenix 88 - 117 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Jan 23, 2008 Phoenix Minnesota 107 - 117 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 18, 2008 Minnesota Phoenix 95 - 115 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Dec 8, 2007 Phoenix Minnesota 93 - 100 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Mar 20, 2007 Minnesota Phoenix 90 - 108 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 23, 2007 Phoenix Minnesota 116 - 104 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Jan 29, 2007 Phoenix Minnesota 112 - 121 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 21, 2007 Minnesota Phoenix 102 - 131 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Mar 11, 2006 Minnesota Phoenix 102 - 110 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 6, 2006 Minnesota Phoenix 103 - 101 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Dec 26, 2005 Phoenix Minnesota 103 - 89 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Apr 1, 2005 Minnesota Phoenix 98 - 107 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 2, 2005 Phoenix Minnesota 108 - 79 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Jan 4, 2005 Phoenix Minnesota 122 - 115 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Dec 3, 2004 Minnesota Phoenix 97 - 93 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Mar 19, 2004 Minnesota Phoenix 93 - 80 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 17, 2004 Phoenix Minnesota 95 - 110 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 25, 2004 Phoenix Minnesota 95 - 99 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 3, 2003 Minnesota Phoenix 92 - 79 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Apr 5, 2003 Minnesota Phoenix 94 - 111 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Mar 9, 2003 Minnesota Phoenix 105 - 98 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 23, 2003 Phoenix Minnesota 97 - 99 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 30, 2002 Phoenix Minnesota 98 - 104 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Apr 6, 2002 Phoenix Minnesota 104 - 108 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Mar 8, 2002 Minnesota Phoenix 76 - 81 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 13, 2002 Phoenix Minnesota 92 - 107 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 18, 2002 Minnesota Phoenix 100 - 103 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Apr 6, 2001 Phoenix Minnesota 88 - 101 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 14, 2001 Minnesota Phoenix 96 - 104 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Jan 23, 2001 Phoenix Minnesota 73 - 82 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 7, 2001 Minnesota Phoenix 108 - 88 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Apr 2, 2000 Phoenix Minnesota 87 - 86 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Mar 14, 2000 Minnesota Phoenix 100 - 107 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 10, 2000 Minnesota Phoenix 85 - 101 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Nov 13, 1999 Phoenix Minnesota 100 - 111 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
May 5, 1999 Minnesota Phoenix 96 - 100 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Apr 28, 1999 Phoenix Minnesota 92 - 97 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Apr 7, 1999 Minnesota Phoenix 82 - 90 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Mar 25, 1998 Minnesota Phoenix 99 - 97 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Jan 7, 1998 Phoenix Minnesota 92 - 77 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Dec 13, 1997 Phoenix Minnesota 101 - 112 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 18, 1997 Minnesota Phoenix 108 - 90 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Apr 8, 1997 Minnesota Phoenix 107 - 115 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 16, 1997 Phoenix Minnesota 96 - 107 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 13, 1996 Phoenix Minnesota 105 - 108 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 5, 1996 Minnesota Phoenix 98 - 95 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 28, 1996 Phoenix Minnesota 117 - 93 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Jan 24, 1996 Phoenix Minnesota 101 - 91 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Jan 4, 1996 Minnesota Phoenix 98 - 93 Minnesota Regular Season Footprint Center
Dec 1, 1995 Minnesota Phoenix 105 - 111 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Mar 31, 1995 Minnesota Phoenix 96 - 106 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Jan 24, 1995 Phoenix Minnesota 100 - 85 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Dec 10, 1994 Phoenix Minnesota 103 - 89 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Nov 16, 1994 Minnesota Phoenix 90 - 105 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Mar 4, 1994 Minnesota Phoenix 101 - 106 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 24, 1994 Phoenix Minnesota 120 - 101 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Feb 9, 1994 Minnesota Phoenix 106 - 111 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Jan 7, 1994 Phoenix Minnesota 110 - 103 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Apr 14, 1993 Minnesota Phoenix 84 - 98 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Feb 3, 1993 Minnesota Phoenix 102 - 122 Phoenix Regular Season Footprint Center
Jan 27, 1993 Phoenix Minnesota 117 - 116 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Nov 14, 1992 Phoenix Minnesota 108 - 101 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Mar 21, 1992 Minnesota Phoenix 105 - 121 Phoenix Regular Season Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Mar 15, 1992 Phoenix Minnesota 118 - 113 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Jan 13, 1992 Minnesota Phoenix 111 - 131 Phoenix Regular Season Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Dec 3, 1991 Phoenix Minnesota 101 - 95 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Mar 26, 1991 Minnesota Phoenix 95 - 117 Phoenix Regular Season Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Mar 10, 1991 Phoenix Minnesota 123 - 109 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Jan 7, 1991 Phoenix Minnesota 119 - 106 Phoenix Regular Season Target Center
Dec 19, 1990 Minnesota Phoenix 96 - 112 Phoenix Regular Season Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Mar 23, 1990 Minnesota Phoenix 99 - 120 Phoenix Regular Season Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Mar 10, 1990 Phoenix Minnesota 101 - 98 Phoenix Regular Season Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Jan 18, 1990 Minnesota Phoenix 96 - 113 Phoenix Regular Season Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Dec 29, 1989 Phoenix Minnesota 118 - 101 Phoenix Regular Season Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

2012-2013 Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Rubio L. Ridnour A. Kirilenko D. Williams N. Pekovic
Rotation J. Barea B. Roy C. Budinger K. Love G. Stiemsma
Rotation   A. Shved M. Gelabale D. Cunningham C. Johnson
Rotation   M. Lee      

2012-2013 Phoenix Suns Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Dragic J. Dudley P. Tucker L. Scola M. Gortat
Rotation K. Marshall S. Brown M. Beasley M. Morris J. O'Neal
Rotation D. Garrett W. Johnson      
Lim PT       C. Frye H. Haddadi
Lim PT       M. Morris  

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
11 J.J. Barea G 74 23.1 11.3 4.3 10.2 .417 1.3 3.8 .346 1.4 1.8 .784 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.0 0.4 0.0 2.0 1.8
10 Chase Budinger GF 23 22.1 9.4 3.4 8.3 .414 1.1 3.5 .321 1.4 1.8 .762 0.7 2.4 3.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.3
33 Dante Cunningham F 80 25.1 8.7 3.9 8.4 .468 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .650 1.8 3.3 5.1 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.9
15 Mickael Gelabale F 36 17.9 5.0 2.0 3.9 .518 0.4 1.4 .308 0.6 0.7 .875 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.3
20 Chris Johnson C 30 9.5 3.9 1.6 2.5 .640 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .618 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.4 1.6
47 Andrei Kirilenko PF 64 31.8 12.4 4.4 8.8 .507 0.5 1.9 .292 2.9 3.9 .752 1.6 4.1 5.7 2.8 1.5 1.0 1.9 1.3
3 Malcolm Lee G 16 18.0 4.9 1.8 4.8 .382 0.5 1.5 .333 0.8 1.2 .600 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.9
42 Kevin Love FC 18 34.3 18.3 5.8 16.6 .352 1.1 5.1 .217 5.6 7.9 .704 3.6 10.4 14.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.9
14 Nikola Pekovic PF 62 31.6 16.3 6.2 12.0 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 5.2 .744 3.7 5.1 8.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.3
13 Luke Ridnour PG 82 30.2 11.5 4.5 9.9 .453 0.8 2.6 .311 1.7 2.0 .848 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.3
3 Brandon Roy G 5 24.4 5.8 2.2 7.0 .314 0.0 1.8 .000 1.4 2.0 .700 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.0
9 Ricky Rubio G 57 29.7 10.7 3.2 9.0 .360 0.5 1.6 .293 3.7 4.6 .799 0.8 3.2 4.0 7.3 2.4 0.1 3.0 2.5
1 Alexey Shved G 77 23.9 8.6 3.1 8.2 .372 1.1 3.7 .295 1.4 1.9 .720 0.5 1.7 2.3 3.7 0.7 0.4 1.9 1.5
34 Greg Stiemsma C 76 15.9 4.0 1.7 3.7 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .768 0.8 2.6 3.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.8 2.4
7 Derrick Williams F 78 24.6 12.0 4.3 10.1 .430 0.8 2.5 .332 2.5 3.5 .706 1.2 4.3 5.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.6

Phoenix Suns Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
0 Michael Beasley PF 75 20.7 10.1 4.1 10.2 .405 0.6 1.9 .312 1.3 1.7 .746 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.5 0.4 0.5 1.9 1.4
26 Shannon Brown G 59 23.8 10.5 4.1 9.7 .420 0.7 2.4 .277 1.7 2.1 .784 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.6
1 Goran Dragic G 77 33.5 14.7 5.2 11.8 .443 1.1 3.6 .319 3.2 4.2 .748 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.4 1.6 0.3 2.8 2.8
3 Jared Dudley PF 79 27.5 10.9 4.0 8.5 .468 1.3 3.4 .391 1.6 2.1 .796 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.6 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.6
8 Channing Frye FC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Diante Garrett SG 19 7.9 2.1 0.8 2.6 .327 0.2 0.8 .200 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.3
4 Marcin Gortat FC 61 30.7 11.1 4.8 9.3 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .652 2.1 6.4 8.5 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.1
98 Hamed Haddadi C 17 13.8 4.1 1.6 3.6 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.5 .520 1.9 3.2 5.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.6 2.6
2 Wesley Johnson GF 50 19.1 8.0 3.2 7.9 .407 1.0 3.1 .323 0.5 0.7 .771 0.4 2.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.1
12 Kendall Marshall PG 48 14.6 3.0 1.2 3.1 .371 0.5 1.5 .315 0.2 0.3 .571 0.1 0.8 0.9 3.0 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.0
15 Marcus Morris F 23 16.1 5.7 2.2 5.5 .405 0.5 1.7 .308 0.7 1.8 .405 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.7 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.7
11 Markieff Morris PF 82 22.4 8.2 3.2 8.0 .407 0.5 1.6 .336 1.1 1.5 .732 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.3 2.5
20 Jermaine O'Neal FC 55 18.7 8.3 3.3 6.7 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .835 1.5 3.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.3 2.3
14 Luis Scola PF 82 26.6 12.8 5.3 11.2 .472 0.0 0.2 .188 2.2 2.8 .787 1.9 4.7 6.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 3.1
17 P.J. Tucker SF 79 24.2 6.4 2.7 5.6 .473 0.3 0.9 .314 0.8 1.1 .744 1.7 2.8 4.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.8

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