⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 32-16 off them
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:47 · MIN 115-114 PHX
- Ties it
Anthony Edwards hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 · MIN 117-117 PHX
- Winner
Julius Randle hit a 25-foot threeer, Joe Ingles with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIN 120-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q4 7:43 · MIN 103-104 PHX
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker traveling
Q4 3:26 · MIN 107-114 PHX
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · MIN 107-114 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 5:04 · MIN 14-29 PHX
- Go-ahead
Grayson Allen hit a 22-foot three jumper, Devin Booker with the assist
Q4 0:56 · MIN 115-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grayson Allen offensive foul
Q4 1:58 · MIN 111-114 PHX
- Turnover
Grayson Allen turnover
Q4 1:58 · MIN 111-114 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:02 · MIN 117-117 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
