⏱️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 but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 32-18 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 6:31 · MIN 27-13 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q1 0:04 · MIN 49-27 PHX
- Ties it
Kevin Love hit a jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 2:24 · MIN 115-115 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer bad pass
Q4 3:44 · MIN 110-109 PHX
- Turnover
Kevin Love lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · MIN 118-118 PHX
- Turnover
Kevin Martin traveling
Q4 0:29 · MIN 118-122 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q2 9:06 · MIN 53-41 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 9:02 · MIN 106-107 PHX
- Winner
Eric Bledsoe hit a driving layup, Goran Dragic with the assist
Q4 0:48 · MIN 118-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
Q4 3:49 · MIN 110-109 PHX
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · MIN 118-115 PHX
- Turnover
Gerald Green traveling
Q4 0:28 · MIN 118-122 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
