⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 31 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 7:39 · UTAH 18-8 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:20 · UTAH 57-59 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:00 · UTAH 40-44 MIN
- Technical
Mehmet Okur Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 8:30 · UTAH 46-56 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 7:41 · UTAH 38-41 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Olowokandi Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 6:20 · UTAH 14-8 MIN
- Technical
Trenton Hassell Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 6:20 · UTAH 15-8 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
