⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 50
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 28
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 1:05 · PHX 59-61 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:16 · PHX 91-92 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 3:03 · PHX 97-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · PHX 99-107 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
