⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 37
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 58
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:06 · MIN 9-5 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 8:30 · MIN 58-70 PHX
- Steal
Corey Brewer stole it from Jason Richardson
Q4 1:32 · MIN 99-106 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:20 · MIN 98-104 PHX
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · MIN 99-106 PHX
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · MIN 99-106 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 11:11 · MIN 27-37 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 9:45 · MIN 29-49 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:17 · MIN 99-106 PHX
- Turnover
Jason Richardson lost ball
Q4 1:32 · MIN 99-106 PHX
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · MIN 102-109 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
