⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 18
- A 24-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 35 in the second quarter
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:15 · MIN 18-9 UTAH
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 35
Q2 5:26 · MIN 60-25 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q3 5:18 · MIN 73-40 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 12 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
