⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 34 rebounds to 8
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Made three threes to their ten
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 dragged them back level
Q1 6:47 · MIN 16-16 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 0:46 · MIN 39-27 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 8:04 · MIN 49-32 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 114-107 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:41 · MIN 2-10 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 6:24 · MIN 98-87 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 82 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
