⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 11:47 · PHX 26-15 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:56 · PHX 36-23 MIN
- Ties it
Marcin Gortat hit a layup, Goran Dragic with the assist
Q4 0:13 · PHX 77-77 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Johnson bad pass
Q4 2:54 · PHX 75-73 MIN
- Turnover
Markieff Morris 3 second turnover
Q4 2:20 · PHX 75-73 MIN
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 0:44 · PHX 75-76 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:06 · PHX 69-66 MIN
- Go-ahead
Dante Cunningham hit a layup, J.J. Barea with the assist
Q4 1:30 · PHX 75-76 MIN
- Steal
Nikola Pekovic stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 0:44 · PHX 75-76 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
OT 4:46 · PHX 77-77 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
OT 3:51 · PHX 77-77 MIN
- Turnover
Derrick Williams bad pass
OT 1:15 · PHX 80-78 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
