⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 42 from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 24-14 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
- Steal
Naz Reid stole it from Collin Gillespie
Q4 1:41 · MIN 101-106 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 10:47 · MIN 58-64 PHX
- Flagrant
Rudy Gobert flagrant foul type 2
Q3 7:59 · MIN 69-69 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:27 · MIN 99-106 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 0:23 · MIN 84-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mark Williams misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 7:59 · MIN 69-69 PHX
- Missed FT
Grayson Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · MIN 99-105 PHX
- Turnover
Collin Gillespie bad pass
Q4 1:41 · MIN 101-106 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
