⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Lost Ball. Stolen by Karl Malone.
Q4 2:04 · MIN 83-86 UTAH
- Turnover
Joe Smith Offensive Foul
Q4 0:43 · MIN 85-90 UTAH
- Turnover
Joe Smith Foul
Q4 0:43 · MIN 85-90 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 9:40 · MIN 46-51 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl Malone Offensive Foul
Q4 2:17 · MIN 83-86 UTAH
- Turnover
Karl Malone Foul
Q4 2:17 · MIN 83-86 UTAH
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 1:51 · MIN 83-88 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |








