⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:19 · UTAH 11-4 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carlos Arroyo Technical Foul
Q2 0:36 · UTAH 32-28 MIN
- Technical
Carlos Arroyo Double Technical Foul. Kevin Garnett gains possession.
Q3 2:33 · UTAH 46-51 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 6:03 · UTAH 45-49 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Sam Cassell Technical Foul
Q3 3:01 · UTAH 45-49 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 75% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
