The Minnesota Timberwolves have struggled to start the 2024-25 NBA season after executing a foundation-altering trade just before training camp, sending Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. They were 7-6 entering Sunday's matchup with the Phoenix Suns and generally did not look like a contending team. But they pulled off the kind of improbable victory that can turn everything around.
Despite a scalding performance from Devin Booker and falling down by as many as 16, the Wolves beat the Suns, 120-117, thanks to an awesome buzzer-beater from Randle, the centerpiece of the trade that changed everything for Minnesota this season. He brushed off Suns defender Josh Okogie after receiving the inbound with just over two seconds remaining and was left with a wide-open shot from beyond the arc after Okogie tried to foul.
