⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 2:25 · UTAH 33-24 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 6:40 · UTAH 49-36 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 8:00 · UTAH 77-56 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q3 6:41 · UTAH 67-54 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert bad pass
Q4 4:10 · UTAH 97-91 MIN
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · UTAH 105-102 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q4 11:46 · UTAH 90-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Taj Gibson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:41 · UTAH 65-54 MIN
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:41 · UTAH 65-54 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 1:30 · UTAH 101-99 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
