⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 30-12 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 9:57 · UTAH 13-4 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 2:21 · UTAH 30-19 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 6:35 · UTAH 74-66 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · UTAH 99-93 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:21 · UTAH 99-93 MIN
- Missed FT
C.J. Miles misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · UTAH 107-100 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:33 · UTAH 90-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 2:09 · UTAH 101-95 MIN
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball
Q4 0:44 · UTAH 105-100 MIN
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 0:20 · UTAH 107-100 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
