⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 20
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 6:46 · MIN 10-16 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:13 · MIN 52-57 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:10 · MIN 2-16 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 8:07 · MIN 68-86 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
