⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- They went cold, one of fourteen from three
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 7:05 · MIN 57-53 UTAH
- Winner
Kevin Garnett made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
Q4 1:39 · MIN 83-81 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Discontinue Dribble
Q4 4:39 · MIN 77-72 UTAH
- Missed FT
Radoslav Nesterovic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:03 · MIN 77-74 UTAH
- Missed FT
Radoslav Nesterovic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:03 · MIN 77-74 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Ties it
John Stockton made 11 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:54 · MIN 81-81 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:47 · MIN 77-75 UTAH
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:15 · MIN 83-81 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
