⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
-5Q116-21
-11Q219-30
-15Q318-30
-2Q427-26
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven
Key battles
6Free throws made21
21%Three-point accuracy50%
4Threes made8
6Steals11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:32 · UTAH 26-27 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
