⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen
- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:52 · PHX 25-30 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:10 · PHX 58-60 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 3:43 · PHX 29-34 MIN
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Foul
Q4 3:15 · PHX 75-71 MIN
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Anthony Peeler.
Q4 2:11 · PHX 75-71 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:25 · PHX 6-16 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 9:38 · PHX 63-70 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q4 6:54 · PHX 63-70 MIN
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Offensive Foul
Q4 3:15 · PHX 75-71 MIN
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Discontinue Dribble
Q4 2:31 · PHX 75-71 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
