⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 23-13 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26
- Made nine threes to their nineteen
- Went cold from three, nine of 38
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 7:30 · UTAH 23-10 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 4:37 · UTAH 33-16 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 6:57 · UTAH 93-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert lost ball turnover
Q4 3:56 · UTAH 90-92 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert traveling
Q4 2:07 · UTAH 93-94 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:25 · UTAH 93-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:24 · UTAH 56-50 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 9:17 · UTAH 81-92 MIN
- Winner
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 2:31 · UTAH 93-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 1:48 · UTAH 93-94 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 0:31 · UTAH 93-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · UTAH 93-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 19 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
