NBA Live Blog: Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns (3/22/13)
Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Phoenix Suns. Photo Credit: Joe Bielawa, Flickr.com
Welcome to HoopsHabit.com’s NBA live blog of the Minnesota Timberwolves (23-43) squaring off against the Phoenix Suns (23-46) at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The game starts at 7pm PST on Friday, March 22.
The Timberwolves are on the second half of a back-to-back, after losing 101-98 in Sacramento Thursday night. Chase Budinger scored nine points in his return and made the only 3-pointer of the night for the Wolves (1-for-19).
Phoenix is in the middle of a four-game home stand and look to bounce back after a lethargic 88-79 loss against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Goran Dragic led the way with 18 points, 11 assists and three steals.
| Offense Four Factors | Defense Four Factors | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | Age | PW | PL | MOV | SOS | SRS | ORtg | DRtg | Pace | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA | eFG% | TOV% | DRB% | FT/FGA |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 26.5 | 25 | 40 | -3.43 | 0.71 | -2.73 | 101.9 | 105.6 | 92.3 | .467 | 14.0 | 28.4 | .224 | .508 | 14.7 | 73.7 | .189 |
| Phoenix Suns | 27.0 | 21 | 48 | -5.96 | 0.63 | -5.33 | 100.7 | 107.0 | 93.1 | .475 | 14.3 | 26.7 | .175 | .510 | 14.3 | 72.6 | .201 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/21/2013.
The last time these two teams met, the Suns won a remarkably ugly game over the Timberwolves by a score of 84-83 in overtime.
I’ll be live in the arena starting at 6pm Friday night. Follow me on Twitter @iambabyd13 and @hoopshabit.
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