⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 10:47 · PHX 11-5 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:40 · PHX 111-117 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q3 5:07 · PHX 72-70 MIN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kevin Durant and
Q4 0:20 · PHX 113-121 MIN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Devin Booker and Jaden McDaniels
Q4 0:20 · PHX 113-121 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:42 · PHX 51-50 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q1 5:00 · PHX 17-11 MIN
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q3 5:07 · PHX 72-70 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:09 · PHX 113-121 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
