⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 17-9 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:24 · MIN 18-10 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 10:00 · MIN 49-37 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 2:06 · MIN 94-78 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gorgui Dieng misses technical free throw
Q3 5:05 · MIN 50-42 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 3:18 · MIN 62-52 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
