⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 28- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 49
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 6:18 · MIN 33-41 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:45 · MIN 64-71 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses technical free throw
Q4 7:58 · MIN 78-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:01 · MIN 97-104 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 9:52 · MIN 25-41 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 9:34 · MIN 49-67 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:58 · MIN 78-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MIN 95-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
