⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 35
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:48 · MIN 12-8 PHX
- Steal
Zach LaVine stole it from Eric Bledsoe
Q4 1:52 · MIN 113-105 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 3:20 · MIN 115-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 4:31 · MIN 105-101 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:08 · MIN 108-103 PHX
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · MIN 111-104 PHX
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · MIN 113-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
