⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:02 · MIN 8-2 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 19 | Threes made | 18 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
