⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth 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
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 43-10 off them- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:18 · PHX 33-27 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 5:16 · PHX 51-41 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 3:50 · PHX 104-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · PHX 104-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · PHX 104-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:49 · PHX 85-74 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:45 · PHX 108-101 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 43 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
