Timberwolves-Phoenix game preview: Four-game homestand ends with Suns in town

Phoenix will be without Cam Johnson, who had surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus.

By Chris Miller Star Tribune

November 8, 2022 — 10:35pm

Phoenix Suns at Timberwolves

7 p.m. Wednesday, Target Center

TV: BSN

Radio: 830-AM

Game preview: The Suns (7-3) scored only 88 points — their lowest total in a regular season game since April 2021 — in a loss at Philadelphia on Monday that started a four-game road trip. G Chris Paul left at halftime because of right heel soreness and is questionable. ... F Cam Johnson had meniscus repair surgery Tuesday; he averaged 13 points per game. ... G Devin Booker (27.1) is the NBA's 10th leading scorer. ... The Suns beat the Wolves 116-107 on Nov. 1 in Phoenix. ... The Wolves (5-6) are 4-4 at home as they finish a four-game home stand. ... C Rudy Gobert, who missed two games because of health protocols, will play.

Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

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