47pts
Kevin Garnett
MINvsPHX
Jan 4, 2005
NBA head-to-head
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns Head-to-Head
Phoenix Suns lead the all-time record 85-53 across 138 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The Phoenix Suns won 25 straight meetings from 1989 through 1995.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026MIN
53
vs
PHX
85
138 meetings
All-time
PHX lead 85-53
Recent form
MIN 8-2 over the latest 10
Last meeting
MIN won 116-104 on Mar 17, 2026
Closeness
32 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.8 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 17, 26
MIN 116-104 PHX
MINDec 8, 25
MIN 105-108 PHX
PHXNov 21, 25
PHX 114-113 MIN
PHXMar 28, 25
MIN 124-109 PHX
MINMar 2, 25
PHX 98-116 MIN
MINJan 29, 25
PHX 113-121 MIN
MINNov 17, 24
MIN 120-117 PHX
MINApr 28, 24
PHX 116-122 MIN
MINApr 26, 24
PHX 109-126 MIN
MINApr 23, 24
MIN 105-93 PHX
MIN| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | MIN | PHX | 116–104 | MIN |
| Dec 8, 2025 | MIN | PHX | 105–108 | PHX |
| Nov 21, 2025 | PHX | MIN | 114–113 | PHX |
| Mar 28, 2025 | MIN | PHX | 124–109 | MIN |
| Mar 2, 2025 | PHX | MIN | 98–116 | MIN |
| Jan 29, 2025 | PHX | MIN | 113–121 | MIN |
| Nov 17, 2024 | MIN | PHX | 120–117 | MIN |
| Apr 28, 2024 | PHX | MIN | 116–122 | MIN |
| Apr 26, 2024 | PHX | MIN | 109–126 | MIN |
| Apr 23, 2024 | MIN | PHX | 105–93 | MIN |
Last Meeting
Mar 17, 2026Final
MIN
116
HOME
PHX
104
AWAY
Timberwolveswon by12
Game 138 of all-time series
Matchup context
Minnesota Timberwolves have won 8 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Phoenix Suns lead the complete decided record 85-53. The 10.8-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1989 to 2026
- 37 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.8 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 4
- 4 playoff meetings across 1 postseason
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
53W
85W
MIN
PHX
38%62%
Minnesota TimberwolvesPhoenix Suns
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season134 games
49
85
Playoffs4 games
4
0
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
117–86+31
Mar 22, 2013
Phoenix Suns Biggest Win
152–114+38
Mar 16, 2010
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | MIN ↕ | PHX ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
23-48
MIN
AWAY
37-30
PHX
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Minnesota Timberwolves won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.8 pts on average
10.8pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
MIN↑Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time38.4%
PHX↓Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time61.6%
Last 10 Results
MIN / PHX
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 81 of 138 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
2
MIN OT Wins
0
PHX OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
135-127 on Apr 11, 2011 (1OT)
Largest Leads
MIN Biggest Leads
+40pts
Feb 2, 2005
#2:+36 pts·Jan 21, 2007
#3:+34 pts·Jan 17, 2016
PHX Biggest Leads
+41pts
Mar 16, 2010
#2:+32 pts·Apr 4, 2008
#3:+30 pts·Jan 22, 2019
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
29
Nov 1, 2009
Average per Game
8.2
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
18
Dec 8, 2007
Average Ties per Game
6.9
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,196
Feb 23, 2007
Lowest
3,124
Mar 19, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,640
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
MIN46.2%
PHX47.5%
PHX +1.3 pp
3P%
MIN35.1%
PHX36.4%
PHX +1.3 pp
FT%
MIN76.5%
PHX76.8%
PHX +0.3 pp
TS%
MIN53.7%
PHX56.2%
PHX +2.5 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
MIN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 826 | 39 | 21.2 | 47 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 550 | 23 | 23.9 | 41 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 377 | 19 | 19.8 | 32 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 360 | 20 | 18.0 | 30 |
| Kevin Love | 232 | 12 | 19.3 | 36 |
| Al Jefferson | 206 | 9 | 22.9 | 32 |
| Anthony Edwards | 205 | 9 | 22.8 | 42 |
| Anthony Peeler | 178 | 16 | 11.1 | 28 |
| Ricky Rubio | 162 | 14 | 11.6 | 21 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 154 | 16 | 9.6 | 16 |
| Sam Mitchell | 154 | 17 | 9.1 | 25 |
| Terrell Brandon | 151 | 8 | 18.9 | 26 |
| Sam Cassell | 150 | 8 | 18.8 | 32 |
| Corey Brewer | 143 | 12 | 11.9 | 21 |
| Zach LaVine | 140 | 10 | 14.0 | 28 |
PHX Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion | 597 | 31 | 19.3 | 38 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 488 | 24 | 20.3 | 38 |
| Devin Booker | 477 | 20 | 23.9 | 35 |
| Steve Nash | 443 | 30 | 14.8 | 31 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 265 | 21 | 12.6 | 24 |
| Stephon Marbury | 221 | 9 | 24.6 | 32 |
| Grant Hill | 206 | 14 | 14.7 | 23 |
| Jason Kidd | 196 | 14 | 14.0 | 29 |
| Channing Frye | 191 | 12 | 15.9 | 33 |
| Markieff Morris | 185 | 11 | 16.8 | 31 |
| Mikal Bridges | 184 | 13 | 14.2 | 31 |
| T.J. Warren | 183 | 14 | 13.1 | 35 |
| Clifford Robinson | 163 | 13 | 12.5 | 27 |
| Raja Bell | 155 | 10 | 15.5 | 26 |
| Goran Dragic | 153 | 11 | 13.9 | 26 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
44pts
Kevin Garnett
MINvsPHX
Jan 29, 2007
42pts
Anthony Edwards
MINvsPHX
Mar 18, 2021
41pts
Karl-Anthony Towns
MINvsPHX
Mar 18, 2021
38pts
Amar'e Stoudemire
PHXvsMIN
Dec 30, 2002
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
85 games with complete quarter lines
MINPHX
How they create points
74 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: MIN +2.1 points74 games
MIN highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 26.5
PHX highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 27.0
Widest fingerprint gap
MIN +2.1 points in paint
Questions about this record: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns
What is the Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 4 games: Minnesota Timberwolves have 4 wins and Phoenix Suns have 0. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns results compare with the complete record?
Minnesota Timberwolves have won 8 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Phoenix Suns lead the complete decided record 85-53. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.