⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 16 fast break points to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:16 · PHX 17-14 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 0:31 · PHX 34-23 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:47 · PHX 51-45 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker possession lost ball turnoverGorgui Dieng
Q4 4:11 · PHX 98-100 MIN
- Turnover
Devin Booker traveling
Q4 1:34 · PHX 106-109 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:11 · PHX 41-41 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:41 · PHX 53-56 MIN
- Lead
Andrew Wiggins hit a 26-foot three jumper, Zach LaVine with the assist
Q4 2:30 · PHX 104-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gorgui Dieng traveling
Q4 3:12 · PHX 104-104 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio traveling
Q4 0:49 · PHX 109-109 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · PHX 109-109 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
