⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, fourteen of 45 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the third quarter
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:00 · MIN 27-26 UTAH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q3 0:39 · MIN 79-73 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Saunders technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:27 · MIN 11-17 UTAH
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 3:33 · MIN 85-91 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 7:13 · MIN 11-22 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 7:15 · MIN 34-38 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 9:08 · MIN 79-85 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
