⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 28
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 29
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 25-4 off them
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:39 · UTAH 18-14 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 2:27 · UTAH 27-16 MIN
- Ties it
Paul Millsap hit a two point shot, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 1:20 · UTAH 98-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:23 · UTAH 92-89 MIN
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · UTAH 96-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:00 · UTAH 60-61 MIN
- Ties it
Mike Miller hit a driving layup, Kevin Ollie with the assist
Q4 2:16 · UTAH 95-95 MIN
- Winner
Rodney Carney hit a three jumper, Ryan Gomes with the assist
Q4 1:00 · UTAH 98-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Gomes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:52 · UTAH 29-21 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
