⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to nine
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
- Steal
Rashad McCants stole it from Carlos Boozer
Q4 2:38 · MIN 91-97 UTAH
- Steal
Rashad McCants stole it from Mehmet Okur
Q4 1:05 · MIN 93-100 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trenton Hassell lost ball
Q4 2:31 · MIN 91-97 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:03 · MIN 91-98 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 1:20 · MIN 42-50 UTAH
- Steal
Andrei Kirilenko stole it from Trenton Hassell
Q4 2:31 · MIN 91-97 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
Q4 2:38 · MIN 91-97 UTAH
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · MIN 91-97 UTAH
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur lost ball
Q4 1:05 · MIN 93-100 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
