Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Friday, March 28, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (41-32) are hosting the Phoenix Suns (35-38) at Target Center on Friday.

The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 132-102 in their last game. Phoenix walked away from the game with a 41.4% field goal percentage (36 out of 87) and converted 13 out of their 41 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Suns made 17 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 81.0%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 22 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 50.6% from the floor on 45 out of 89 shooting. Boston distributed 33 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Boston totaled 48 rebounds (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Boston ended up going 90.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 22 attempts. They knocked down 22 out of their 52 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Suns left the arena with 18 while the Celtics finished the game with 18 fouls.

Kevin Durant is a guy who played a role for the matchup. Durant finished the game shooting 68.8% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 30 mins played and pulled down 1 rebound. He finished with 30 points on 11 of 16 shooting.

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Phoenix will enter this game with a win-loss record of 35-38 for the year. They are averaging 114.4 pts per contest (14th in the league) while going 48.0% from the field. The Suns are shooting 38.3% on shots from downtown (1,053 of 2,751) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling in 42.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,046 dimes this season, which ranks 9th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Suns have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.2% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 22nd in the NBA in opponents points per game (115.9). The Suns defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (3,079 of 6,607) and they surrender 44.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 21st in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,965 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Timberwolves went home defeated by a final of 119-103 against the Pacers. In regard to team rebounding, Minnesota allowed Indiana to collect 46 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 37.1% from distance by connecting on 13 of 35 and finished the game at 14 of 14 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Timberwolves allowed the Pacers to knock down 46 out of 94 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.9% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Timberwolves finished 44 for 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.4%. When talking about 3-pointers, Minnesota buried 9 out of 35 tries (25.7%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.0%. The Pacers were called for 12 fouls for the game which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They turned it over 17 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Timberwolves recorded 36 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the matchup.

Naz Reid ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves for this game. Reid recorded 20 points in his 26 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 41-32 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Timberwolves are shooting 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in the NBA. Minnesota has accounted for 8,289 pts for the season (113.5 per contest) and they average 43.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.0 times per contest (17th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest. The Timberwolves have committed 18.1 fouls per contest and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 6th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 109.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (9th in the NBA). The Minnesota defense surrenders 35.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (917 of 2,614) and opponents are converting on 77.1% of their foul shots. They allow 24.5 dimes and 43.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 4th and 11th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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