Some end-of-season stat updates! The Suns finished:

10th in O-rating
13th in D-rating
21-4 when they record 30+ assists
31-7 when they beat/tie opponent in 3PMs
36-13 when holding opponent to 114 points or less
26-13 when attempting 33+ 3s
23-13 when committing 13 TOs or less

On today’s PHNX Suns pod, we talked about Bradley Beal stepping up again, what made this win so encouraging, and why today’s results were the ideal outcome for the Suns!

Full episode: link.chtbl.com/PHNXSuns

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Game 1 of Suns-Timberwolves will be on Saturday, time TBD

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The Suns got the win (and the help) they needed to snag the 6-seed! Let's talk about what we saw from Bradley Beal, the Big 3, Grayson Allen and more! Come hang out:

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THE VIBES

'We looked as this as a message game looking forward' - Bradley Beal

Final: PHX 125, MIN 106
Beal: 36 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 14-21 FG, 6-6 3P
Booker: 23 Pts, 7 Ast, 6-16 FG
Allen: 20 Pts, 6 Reb, 8-11 FG
Durant: 15 Pts, 6-14 FG
Gobert: 21 Pts, 7 Reb, 7-9 FG, 7-9 FT

Suns will face Wolves in the 3-6 matchup and avoid the play-in

Suns needed to win today, plus wins from the Lakers, Nuggets and Thunder to get the ideal 1st-round matchup...and all that happened.

Suns will snag the 6-seed and face the Timberwolves who have not been within single digits of the Suns in any 2nd half of their 3 matchups

Leaving Bradley Beal open when he's 5-for-5 from deep - and now 6-for-6 - is certainly a choice

Suns back up by 18 with 8 minutes to go after Beal's 5th 3-pointer of the day.

Lakers up 17, Nuggets up 20, Thunder up by 53, and everything is trending toward Suns-Wolves in the 3-6 first-round matchup

I know we talk a lot about the shot-making of the Big 3, but Grayson Allen has hit some ridiculous shots today too

Rudy Gobert scored 15 points in the Wolves' 25 points in the 3rd quarter. 7 of those came from the free-throw line, and all 15 points came after Nurk picked up his 4th foul.

Suns badly need Nurk to stay out of foul trouble to close this game

End of 3Q: PHX 89, MIN 78
Beal: 24 Pts, 10-16 FG, 4-4 3P
Booker: 23 Pts, 6 Ast, 6-15 FG
Durant: 13 Pts, 5-12 FG
Gobert: 19 Pts, 5 Reb, 6-7 FG, 7-9 FT

Would have understood a foul on KD there for reaching in but I genuinely don't know how Thad Young got called for a foul there. Wolves up 20-9 in free-throw attempts

Rudy Gobert has been punishing the Suns on the offensive glass and at the FT line as a result of fouls since Jusuf Nurkic picked up his 4th foul. Thad Young checks in for Drew Eubanks

Timberwolves cut the deficit to 10, and the Suns immediately responded with an 8-0 run. Unfortunately, Nurk picks up his 4th foul right after that