⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 29 from three
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 45
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
- Go-ahead
Steve Nash hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:27 · PHX 121-119 MIN
- Winner
Channing Frye hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jared Dudley with the assist
OT 2:05 · PHX 126-124 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
OT 2:05 · PHX 131-124 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat out of bounds
Q4 0:55 · PHX 118-116 MIN
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
OT 4:16 · PHX 121-121 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Martell Webster hit a 22-foot three jumper, Anthony Tolliver with the assist
Q4 0:38 · PHX 118-119 MIN
- Ties it
Michael Beasley hit a layup
Q4 0:08 · PHX 121-121 MIN
- Ties it
Anthony Randolph hit a jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
OT 3:23 · PHX 123-123 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Beasley misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:08 · PHX 121-121 MIN
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
OT 2:17 · PHX 123-124 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:01 · PHX 128-124 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 18 | Threes made | 7 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 40 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
