⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second 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, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 30-14 off them- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:33 · MIN 16-10 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 3:15 · MIN 58-40 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Peeler Bad Pass
Q4 4:09 · MIN 90-82 PHX
- Missed FT
Rod Strickland missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:29 · MIN 102-97 PHX
- Missed FT
Kendall Gill missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · MIN 104-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:54 · MIN 76-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:50 · MIN 98-91 PHX
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Rod Strickland.
Q4 0:55 · MIN 100-95 PHX
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · MIN 103-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
