⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:11 · MIN 13-11 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 2:04 · MIN 52-48 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 8:20 · MIN 66-55 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:21 · MIN 37-38 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 3:43 · MIN 41-48 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
