⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of sixteen from three- A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:01 · MIN 49-50 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:08 · MIN 101-93 UTAH
- Missed FT
Damien Wilkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 105-99 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 10:52 · MIN 24-36 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer bad pass
Q4 3:09 · MIN 97-91 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
