⏱️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 and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:30 · MIN 39-47 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 2:12 · MIN 54-65 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 6:33 · MIN 24-45 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 10:07 · MIN 39-58 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:58 · MIN 68-76 UTAH
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:58 · MIN 68-76 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
