⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the second quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q2 5:59 · PHX 60-47 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 2:31 · PHX 86-78 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 10:26 · PHX 94-81 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Monty Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:17 · PHX 43-42 MIN
- Technical
Monty Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:17 · PHX 43-42 MIN
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 7:11 · PHX 66-69 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 8:04 · PHX 43-45 MIN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up
Q2 0:32 · PHX 64-69 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses technical free throw
Q2 7:17 · PHX 43-42 MIN
- Flagrant
Jaden McDaniels flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:11 · PHX 66-69 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
