⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 26-7 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:36 · MIN 65-56 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 4:58 · MIN 89-81 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:23 · MIN 92-85 UTAH
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:44 · MIN 92-87 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 3:08 · MIN 41-44 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 3:10 · MIN 92-94 UTAH
- Lead
Rudy Gobert hit a tip shot
Q4 0:27 · MIN 92-94 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
