⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:05 · PHX 16-14 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 3:38 · PHX 44-40 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:14 · PHX 6-12 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 7:16 · PHX 66-80 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q4 3:11 · PHX 72-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:04 · PHX 54-55 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
