⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 23-15 off them- A 24-0 run took them from 11 down to 13 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 7:54 · PHX 69-56 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:34 · PHX 45-42 MIN
- Turnover
Alex Len traveling
Q4 4:39 · PHX 81-85 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 11 down to 13 up
Q4 6:58 · PHX 85-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:17 · PHX 23-25 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
