⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 29 rebounds to 16
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
- Steal
Al Jefferson stole it from Shawn Marion
Q4 0:38 · MIN 99-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer bad pass
Q4 1:58 · MIN 97-89 PHX
- Missed FT
Marko Jaric misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIN 99-93 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 0:26 · MIN 55-61 PHX
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Corey Brewer
Q4 1:58 · MIN 97-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grant Hill offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 1:52 · MIN 97-89 PHX
- Turnover
Grant Hill turnover
Q4 1:52 · MIN 97-89 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion lost ball
Q4 0:38 · MIN 99-91 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 84 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 12 |
