⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 21
- Made six threes to their twelve
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
- Steal
Josh Okogie stole it from Kyle Anderson
Q4 1:16 · PHX 101-97 MIN
- Steal
Devin Booker stole it from Karl-Anthony Towns
Q4 0:10 · PHX 107-100 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · PHX 101-97 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
Q4 0:51 · PHX 101-97 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert turnover
Q4 0:51 · PHX 101-97 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
