Julius Randle’s buzzer-beater 3 sends the Wolves to a win over the Suns

Every time the Timberwolves made a run, it felt like the Phoenix Suns — and Devin Booker specifically — had an answer.

Until they didn’t.

After trailing by as many as 16 points early, the Wolves found themselves tied 117-117 with the Suns with 46.4 seconds left. The Wolves forced three Suns misses on the ensuing possession, including two shots by Booker, which eventually focused on a shot clock violation and gained possession with 2.7 seconds left. Joe Ingles, in his only seconds of the game, inbounded the ball to Julius Randle, who threw up a 3-pointer. It went right through the hoop.

The result was a walk-off 120-117 victory for the Timberwolves on Sunday afternoon at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

Randle finished with 35 points and seven assists.

Anthony Edwards hit a 3-pointer that cut the Wolves’ deficit to 114-111 with just over two minutes left. Jaden McDaniels threw down a monster slam after a Minnesota stop to cut it to one, and Edwards hit a jumper off the glass after another Wolves stop for a one-point lead. Grayson Allen immediately responded with a 3 for the Suns.

Edwards fouled out at the other end and hit a pair of free throws to get it back.

Booker stepped up for a Suns team missing Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal due to injuries. He scored 17 points to set the tone in the opening frame and had 10 in each of the second and third quarters before adding seven more in the fourth en route to a game-high 44 points. The wolves didn’t have an answer for him for much of the time. night.