⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen- A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:18 · MIN 18-9 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:48 · MIN 85-87 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:52 · MIN 89-93 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:03 · MIN 91-99 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:03 · MIN 91-99 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 0:20 · MIN 56-63 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 5:16 · MIN 61-76 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
John Stockton Technical Foul
Q1 4:31 · MIN 22-11 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
