⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 32-14 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:08 · MIN 33-41 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 1:49 · MIN 82-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:47 · MIN 69-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 4:58 · MIN 18-29 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 6:10 · MIN 66-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · MIN 82-104 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
