⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of thirteen from three- Could not get to the line, 21 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 3:01 · PHX 77-72 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 8:41 · PHX 90-79 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:45 · PHX 91-83 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 4:45 · PHX 90-83 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love traveling
Q4 4:16 · PHX 91-85 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
