⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+10Q124-15
+4Q228-23
-4Q322-28
-2Q423-26
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 21-7 off them- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
21Points off turnovers7
1Blocks5
10Free throws made22
8Turnovers14
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
