⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:50 · MIN 46-38 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:33 · MIN 62-51 PHX
- Turnover
Jarred Vanderbilt traveling
Q4 4:51 · MIN 103-106 PHX
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · MIN 103-111 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 8:56 · MIN 94-99 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 5:14 · MIN 103-113 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jae Crowder and Karl-Anthony Towns
Q2 0:39 · MIN 62-51 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q2 0:33 · MIN 62-51 PHX
- Flagrant
Jae Crowder flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:01 · MIN 62-51 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
