⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of nineteen from three- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 7:03 · UTAH 84-81 MIN
- Steal
Elijah Millsap stole it from Zach LaVine
OT 0:50 · UTAH 100-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elijah Millsap bad pass
OT 4:05 · UTAH 96-97 MIN
- Turnover
Joe Ingles offensive foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul)
OT 2:55 · UTAH 97-99 MIN
- Turnover
Joe Ingles turnover
OT 2:55 · UTAH 97-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Zach LaVine hit a 27-foot three jumper, Chase Budinger with the assist
Q4 0:12 · UTAH 96-96 MIN
- Winner
Gorgui Dieng hit a 2-foot two point shot
OT 3:06 · UTAH 97-99 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q4 0:56 · UTAH 97-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
OT 4:01 · UTAH 96-97 MIN
- Turnover
Gorgui Dieng traveling
OT 1:57 · UTAH 98-102 MIN
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
OT 0:50 · UTAH 100-102 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
