⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 36
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 27-14 off them
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:28 · PHX 27-23 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 0:25 · PHX 84-78 MIN
- Winner
Mirza Teletovic hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:01 · PHX 107-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 3:06 · PHX 96-94 MIN
- Turnover
Mirza Teletovic Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 2:00 · PHX 98-95 MIN
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · PHX 101-100 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:58 · PHX 36-39 MIN
- Ties it
Zach LaVine hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 1:47 · PHX 98-98 MIN
- Ties it
Andrew Wiggins hit a driving layup
Q4 0:04 · PHX 104-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shabazz Muhammad turnover
Q4 3:02 · PHX 96-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:11 · PHX 98-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
