⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 7:13 · MIN 61-59 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · MIN 97-92 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Harpring offensive foul (Kirk Snyder draws the foul)
Q4 3:53 · MIN 95-92 UTAH
- Turnover
Matt Harpring turnover
Q4 3:53 · MIN 95-92 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
