⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of twenty from three
- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen
- Lost the glass, 48 rebounds to 63
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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 6 down to 3 up
Q1 10:15 · PHX 11-8 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 4:54 · PHX 28-16 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:46 · PHX 95-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:30 · PHX 103-95 MIN
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:37 · PHX 106-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up
Q2 6:54 · PHX 41-47 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Griffin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:48 · PHX 98-95 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:39 · PHX 106-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
