⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 31 from three- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- Kept giving it away, 28 turnovers to their 22
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 6 down to 2 up
Q4 4:57 · PHX 102-100 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 0:49 · PHX 114-113 MIN
- Winner
Collin Gillespie hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:06 · PHX 114-113 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Collin Gillespie bad pass
Q4 1:24 · PHX 104-109 MIN
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks offensive foul
Q4 0:18 · PHX 112-113 MIN
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks turnover
Q4 0:18 · PHX 112-113 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:14 · PHX 54-46 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:12 · PHX 64-59 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:00 · PHX 71-77 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · PHX 110-113 MIN
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 0:19 · PHX 112-113 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · PHX 112-113 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 17 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
