⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
-4Q136-39
+3Q228-24
+5Q328-23
+3Q424-18
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter
Key battles
11Blocks2
13Fast break points4
8Steals13
51%Shooting from the field38%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 0:32 · MIN 99-86 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:38 · MIN 4-12 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
