⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 11:05 · PHX 57-66 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:26 · PHX 76-80 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 9:39 · PHX 2-12 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q1 0:06 · PHX 24-45 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 0:03 · PHX 80-94 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 4 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 22 | Blocks | 21 |
