⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 2:51 · PHX 15-14 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:30 · PHX 71-76 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 2:26 · PHX 30-33 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 9:53 · PHX 22-29 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 8:32 · PHX 43-50 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 1:23 · PHX 60-67 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Wally Szczerbiak Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 2:26 · PHX 30-33 MIN
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Joe Johnson.
Q4 4:56 · PHX 71-79 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:28 · PHX 73-80 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
