⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:08 · UTAH 12-0 MIN
- Steal
Ronnie Brewer stole it from Sebastian Telfair
Q4 1:51 · UTAH 103-96 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 2:43 · UTAH 106-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams offensive foul (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul)
Q4 4:20 · UTAH 97-96 MIN
- Turnover
Deron Williams turnover
Q4 4:20 · UTAH 97-96 MIN
- Turnover
Paul Millsap turnover
Q4 3:56 · UTAH 97-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:18 · UTAH 100-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · UTAH 100-96 MIN
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair bad pass
Q4 1:51 · UTAH 103-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
