⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 31
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 9:10 · MIN 19-6 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 10:33 · MIN 58-47 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 4:59 · MIN 106-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Teague technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:33 · MIN 50-44 PHX
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:11 · MIN 63-51 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:38 · MIN 23-20 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:29 · MIN 98-100 PHX
- Turnover
Isaiah Canaan bad pass
Q4 2:30 · MIN 98-103 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:33 · MIN 102-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 8 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Steals | 23 |
| 19 | Blocks | 21 |
