⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 4:24 · MIN 34-57 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q3 11:03 · MIN 41-70 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
