⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 27- They shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:29 · UTAH 107-97 MIN
- Steal
Joe Ingles stole it from Nemanja Bjelica
Q4 2:05 · UTAH 111-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jae Crowder and Tom Thibodeau
Q4 5:20 · UTAH 104-94 MIN
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 0:45 · UTAH 116-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 11:45 · UTAH 60-53 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:00 · UTAH 48-41 MIN
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 0:23 · UTAH 53-45 MIN
- Turnover
Nemanja Bjelica bad pass
Q4 2:05 · UTAH 111-104 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 5 | Assists | 0 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 18 | Steals | 12 |
| 21 | Blocks | 23 |
