⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 24
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 58
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
- Ties it
Derrick Williams hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:56 · MIN 93-93 UTAH
- Lead
Derrick Williams hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · MIN 94-93 UTAH
- Winner
Luke Ridnour hit a two point shot, Jose Juan Barea with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIN 100-98 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIN 97-96 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:33 · MIN 2-10 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 7:54 · MIN 52-65 UTAH
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:07 · MIN 98-98 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball
Q4 0:45 · MIN 93-93 UTAH
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · MIN 95-94 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
