⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their seventeen
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
- Ties it
Steve Nash hit a two point shot
Q4 3:00 · PHX 94-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Boris Diaw technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:04 · PHX 45-47 MIN
- Technical
Raja Bell double technical foul
Q3 6:39 · PHX 63-66 MIN
- Missed FT
Leandro Barbosa misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · PHX 91-92 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:47 · PHX 28-28 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 9:19 · PHX 33-40 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:15 · PHX 56-62 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Justin Reed technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:11 · PHX 77-74 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · PHX 101-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
