⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 21-12 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 5:35 · PHX 45-43 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 8:11 · PHX 87-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Out of Bounds
Q4 2:26 · PHX 93-96 MIN
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Out of Bounds
Q4 1:24 · PHX 95-96 MIN
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Offensive Foul
Q4 0:56 · PHX 95-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:26 · PHX 69-80 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 1:05 · PHX 95-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:46 · PHX 93-96 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Traveling
Q4 2:10 · PHX 93-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
