⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 33
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 21-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 5:37 · UTAH 23-12 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 7:54 · UTAH 76-74 MIN
- Winner
Greg Ostertag made Layup.
Q4 0:27 · UTAH 87-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raul Lopez missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:35 · UTAH 85-79 MIN
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 89-86 MIN
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 89-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 0:00 · UTAH 44-47 MIN
- Ties it
Sam Cassell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:19 · UTAH 85-85 MIN
- Lead
Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · UTAH 85-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul
Q2 5:20 · UTAH 35-24 MIN
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul
Q2 5:20 · UTAH 35-24 MIN
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · UTAH 85-85 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
