⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 25-11 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:20 · UTAH 14-8 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 8:07 · UTAH 57-47 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:00 · UTAH 71-66 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
