⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse 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, 44 rebounds to 33
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:38 · PHX 54-49 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 2:30 · PHX 111-113 MIN
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:04 · PHX 111-115 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 1:31 · PHX 113-119 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 10:02 · PHX 66-68 MIN
- Steal
Nickeil Alexander-Walker stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 2:30 · PHX 111-113 MIN
- Steal
Jaden McDaniels stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 1:31 · PHX 113-119 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert bad pass
Q4 3:59 · PHX 107-110 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:29 · PHX 113-119 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · PHX 116-122 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
