Timberwolves vs Suns: head-to-head
40 meetings since 2015-16
Minnesota Timberwolves20wins
Phoenix Suns20Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Timberwolves and the Suns have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The series is tied 20-20.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Timberwolves won 4 and the Suns won 2. The most recent game, on March 17, 2026, ended Timberwolves 116-104.
The home team won 23 of the 40 games (58%). These matchups averaged 221.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.2 points; 12 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Timberwolves in 2024-25, Suns in 2023-24, Suns in 2021-22, Timberwolves in 2016-17. They have also met 4 times in the playoffs (2023-24), with the Timberwolves winning 4 and the Suns 0. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 12, 2026 in Phoenix.
Next meetings
| Dec 12, 2026 | Timberwolves @ Suns | 9:00 PM EST | MIN 57% |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Suns @ Timberwolves | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Jan 31, 2027 | Suns @ Timberwolves | 6:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 5, 2027 | Timberwolves @ Suns | 9:00 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Timberwolves | PHX 87 – 117 MIN · 2016-01-17 |
| Suns | PHX 125 – 106 MIN · 2024-04-14 |
2025-26 MIN 1 – 2 PHX
| 2026-03-17 | PHX 104 – 116 MIN | Final |
| 2025-12-08 | PHX 108 – 105 MIN | Final |
| 2025-11-21 | MIN 113 – 114 PHX | Final |
2024-25 MIN 4 – 0 PHX
| 2025-03-28 | PHX 109 – 124 MIN | Final |
| 2025-03-02 | MIN 116 – 98 PHX | Final |
| 2025-01-29 | MIN 121 – 113 PHX | Final |
| 2024-11-17 | PHX 117 – 120 MIN | Final |
2023-24 MIN 4 – 3 PHX
| 2024-04-28 · playoffs | MIN 122 – 116 PHX | Final |
| 2024-04-26 · playoffs | MIN 126 – 109 PHX | Final |
| 2024-04-23 · playoffs | PHX 93 – 105 MIN | Final |
| 2024-04-20 · playoffs | PHX 95 – 120 MIN | Final |
| 2024-04-14 | PHX 125 – 106 MIN | Final |
| 2024-04-05 | MIN 87 – 97 PHX | Final |
| 2023-11-15 | MIN 115 – 133 PHX | Final |
2022-23 MIN 1 – 3 PHX
| 2023-03-29 | MIN 100 – 107 PHX | Final |
| 2023-01-13 | PHX 116 – 121 MIN | Final |
| 2022-11-09 | PHX 129 – 117 MIN | Final |
| 2022-11-01 | MIN 107 – 116 PHX | Final |
2021-22 MIN 0 – 3 PHX
| 2022-03-23 | PHX 125 – 116 MIN | Final |
| 2022-01-28 | MIN 124 – 134 PHX | Final |
| 2021-11-15 | PHX 99 – 96 MIN | Final |
2020-21 MIN 1 – 2 PHX
| 2021-03-19 | MIN 101 – 113 PHX | Final |
| 2021-03-18 | MIN 123 – 119 PHX | Final |
| 2021-02-28 | PHX 118 – 99 MIN | Final |
2019-20 MIN 0 – 2 PHX
| 2019-12-09 | MIN 109 – 125 PHX | Final |
| 2019-11-23 | PHX 100 – 98 MIN | Final |
2018-19 MIN 2 – 1 PHX
| 2019-01-22 | MIN 118 – 91 PHX | Final |
| 2019-01-20 | PHX 114 – 116 MIN | Final |
| 2018-12-15 | MIN 99 – 107 PHX | Final |
2017-18 MIN 2 – 2 PHX
| 2017-12-23 | MIN 115 – 106 PHX | Final |
| 2017-12-16 | PHX 108 – 106 MIN | Final |
| 2017-11-26 | PHX 108 – 119 MIN | Final |
| 2017-11-11 | MIN 110 – 118 PHX | Final |
2016-17 MIN 3 – 0 PHX
| 2017-01-24 | MIN 112 – 111 PHX | Final |
| 2016-12-19 | PHX 108 – 115 MIN | Final |
| 2016-11-25 | MIN 98 – 85 PHX | Final |
2015-16 MIN 2 – 2 PHX
| 2016-03-28 | PHX 116 – 121 MIN | Final |
| 2016-03-14 | MIN 104 – 107 PHX | Final |
| 2016-01-17 | PHX 87 – 117 MIN | Final |
| 2015-12-13 | MIN 101 – 108 PHX | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.