⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 0:34 · UTAH 42-32 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 6:24 · UTAH 60-40 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:29 · UTAH 92-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonny Flynn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:35 · UTAH 104-89 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 13 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
