⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of fifteen from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 6:00 · UTAH 21-19 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:30 · UTAH 48-37 MIN
- Ties it
Andrei Kirilenko hit a slam dunk, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 0:16 · UTAH 108-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap bad pass
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 106-105 MIN
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 0:26 · UTAH 106-107 MIN
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer turnover
Q4 0:26 · UTAH 106-107 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:04 · UTAH 71-74 MIN
- Go-ahead
Al Jefferson hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 1:13 · UTAH 106-107 MIN
- Winner
Jonny Flynn hit a driving layup
Q4 0:03 · UTAH 108-110 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · UTAH 104-103 MIN
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions lost ball
Q4 2:45 · UTAH 104-103 MIN
- Missed FT
Jonny Flynn misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · UTAH 106-108 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
