⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, ten of 33
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:27 · MIN 8-2 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:52 · MIN 110-116 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Sam Cassell Flagrant Foul Type 1. Cassell's 1st Personal Foul, Minnesota's 2nd Team Foul.
Q3 5:13 · MIN 67-78 PHX
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul. Garnett's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 7:11 · MIN 93-108 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:56 · MIN 23-29 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 6:11 · MIN 44-55 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 1:15 · MIN 80-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire Technical Foul. Stoudemire's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 5:46 · MIN 99-114 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Hunter Offensive Foul. Hunter's 6th Personal Foul, Phoenix's 4th Team Foul.
Q4 1:17 · MIN 110-118 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Hunter Foul
Q4 1:17 · MIN 110-118 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
