⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 23-9 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · UTAH 97-95 MIN
- Turnover
Mo Williams offensive foul (J.J. Barea draws the foul)
Q4 3:09 · UTAH 99-98 MIN
- Turnover
Mo Williams turnover
Q4 3:09 · UTAH 99-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:38 · UTAH 32-32 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:16 · UTAH 51-51 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
