⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:50 · PHX 16-17 MIN
- Lead
Shaquille O'Neal hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:21 · PHX 101-100 MIN
- Ties it
Shaquille O'Neal hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · PHX 100-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:15 · PHX 101-103 MIN
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:59 · PHX 102-105 MIN
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · PHX 102-105 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 10:26 · PHX 27-35 MIN
- Winner
Randy Foye hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 1:58 · PHX 101-102 MIN
- Steal
Kevin Love stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 1:15 · PHX 101-103 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:50 · PHX 93-93 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:34 · PHX 101-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
