⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their fifteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 2:29 · MIN 32-31 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:06 · MIN 45-37 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 8:59 · MIN 106-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:06 · MIN 60-67 PHX
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · MIN 118-112 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 1:14 · MIN 60-68 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:37 · MIN 110-107 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 2:51 · MIN 114-107 PHX
- Turnover
Raja Bell bad pass
Q4 0:32 · MIN 119-112 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
