⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:15 · UTAH 81-72 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 3:04 · UTAH 120-96 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:28 · UTAH 71-70 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Karl-Anthony Towns flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:20 · UTAH 102-92 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
