In the three-game regular season series between the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota scored north of 30 in just two quarters. This speaks to the level sustained defensively from Phoenix, and how they were often able to dictate with activity and attention to detail, concerning their gameplan on that end of the floor.
It also speaks to the importance of them finding that flow on that end and being able to compile stops in multiple pockets over a game — as I’ve spoken/written/done film on — all season long.
In Game 1, the game was won in the middle quarters by Minnesota, where a game that was played in a 5-to-7-point box, expanded to double-digits by halftime and then ballooned from there.