⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 3:49 · MIN 48-42 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · MIN 95-88 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:02 · MIN 6-10 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 3:58 · MIN 66-68 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Casey Jacobsen Bad Pass
Q4 4:48 · MIN 80-78 PHX
- Missed FT
Jake Voskuhl missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:19 · MIN 88-85 PHX
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 0:07 · MIN 95-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
