⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:09 · MIN 14-8 UTAH
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Earl Watson
Q4 0:35 · MIN 86-90 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:33 · MIN 88-92 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Stiemsma technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:32 · MIN 38-41 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 9:30 · MIN 20-22 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 3:40 · MIN 61-64 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 10:26 · MIN 67-81 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alec Burks bad pass
Q4 0:56 · MIN 84-90 UTAH
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 0:35 · MIN 86-90 UTAH
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · MIN 88-93 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
