The Suns reversed the winning streak! Edwards made a big mistake with 41+5, Booker made 4 of 18, and the Lakers made a great contribution by abandoning him.

On November 22, the Suns faced the Timberwolves in the NBA Cup. At the end of the game, the Suns successfully defeated the Timberwolves 114-113. Although the Suns' lineup has undergone tremendous changes during the offseason, and the Suns were not optimistic at the time, this season the Suns have ranked ninth in the league in offensive efficiency and 12th in defensive efficiency. Under such circumstances, the Suns ranked seventh in the Western Conference with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses. As for the Timberwolves' defensive efficiency, although they rank 13th in the league, their offensive efficiency ranks fourth in the league. Now the Timberwolves are temporarily ranked sixth in the Western Conference. The Suns' starting lineup for this game is: Booker, Dillon, Dunn, O'Neal and Mawei, while the Timberwolves' starting lineup is: DiVincenzo, Edwards, McGrady, Randle and Gobert.

The Suns scored an 8-3 in the first quarter, and then the Timberwolves responded with a 12-3. After Booker scored a fast break dunk, Gobert made 1 of 2 free throws. After Mawei scored 4 points in a row, Edwards scored a layup. After Gillespie hit a three-pointer, Edwards broke through and scored, and the two teams were tied. After the timeout, the Timberwolves went on a 10-2 run. After Reid scored a tip-in, Goodwin scored a layup. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led by 8 points. Gobercola scored in the second quarter, and then the Suns hit a 9-2 wave. After McDan scored on the board, the Suns hit a wave of 8-3. After Edwards stopped the bleeding with 2+1, Dillon hit a three-pointer. Mawei scored 4 points in a row and then the Timberwolves hit a 10-0 wave. After Gillespie hit a three-pointer, Edwards also hit a three-pointer. After that, Mawei scored 5 points in a row. The Suns led by 13 points at the end of the half.

The Timberwolves went on an 11-2 run in the third quarter. Booker scored a free throw to stop the bleeding at the critical moment. Edwards scored 5 points in a row and then Mawei dunked. Edwards scored 4 points in a row and then Dillon hit a three-pointer. Then the Timberwolves played an 8-0 wave. After Booker hit a three-pointer, Edwards scored a layup and the Timberwolves led by 5 points. After the timeout, Randall made 2 of 2 free throws. After Dillon hit a three-pointer, Randall made 1 of 2 free throws. After Dillon made 1 of 2 free throws, O'Neal made 1 of 2 free throws. At the end of the three quarters, the Timberwolves led by 1 point. In the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves went on a 10-3 run. After Goodwin scored a tip-in, Gobert scored 2+1. The Suns then went on an 8-3 run. After Gobert scored a dunk, the Suns went off to a 6-0 run. DiVincenzo scored 4 points in a row before Dillon made a shot. Edwards made 3 of 3 free throws and then McDan made a shot. Randle made 2 of 4 free throws.

Although the Suns once led by 18 points in this game, the Suns' offensive status declined in the second half of the game. Therefore, the Timberwolves not only slowly caught up with the score, but also successfully completed the lead. When many people thought that the Suns were going to lose the game, the Suns launched a counterattack to complete the victory. Booker had a difficult time in this game. At the same time, Booker committed 6 fouls. At the end of the game, Booker made 4 of 18 shots and scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists. The Suns were able to win this game, and it was a great contribution by the Lakers to abandon Goodwin. After all, Goodwin hit a three-pointer at the end of the fourth quarter, and Goodwin also scored 2 points with a steal. Only under such circumstances did the Suns see the opportunity to reverse. At the end of the game, Goodwin scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 6-of-9 shooting. Dillon scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, and Gillespie scored 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Although Edwards' performance was average in the first half, Edwards began to take over the game in the third quarter. When Edwards turned on his personal scoring mode, the Suns really had nothing to do with Edwards, but at the critical moment, Edwards committed a foul. It was a big mistake. The Timberwolves were still in the lead at the time. At this time, Edwards made a steady free throw, and the Timberwolves were at least invincible. But what people didn't expect was that Edwards missed two free throws. In the end, the Timberwolves also suffered a fatal victory. At the end of the game, Edwards scored 41 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. For other Timberwolves players, Randall had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Gobert had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, McGrady had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and DiVincenzo had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.