⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of sixteen from three- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:08 · MIN 13-7 UTAH
- Lead
Randy Foye hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIN 96-95 UTAH
- Ties it
Randy Foye hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIN 95-95 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes offensive foul (Ronnie Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 2:28 · MIN 94-89 UTAH
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes turnover
Q4 2:28 · MIN 94-89 UTAH
- Turnover
Rashad McCants bad pass
Q4 0:01 · MIN 96-97 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 6:28 · MIN 13-17 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 3:03 · MIN 69-73 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:41 · MIN 94-95 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap lost ball
Q4 1:20 · MIN 94-92 UTAH
- Turnover
Paul Millsap offensive foul (Kevin Ollie draws the foul)
Q4 0:17 · MIN 94-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Paul Millsap turnover
Q4 0:17 · MIN 94-95 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
