⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 44 from three- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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 dragged them back level
Q3 3:06 · UTAH 79-79 MIN
- Steal
Malik Beasley stole it from D'Angelo Russell
Q4 1:08 · UTAH 106-112 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson bad pass
Q4 4:41 · UTAH 96-101 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · UTAH 104-112 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · UTAH 106-114 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:26 · UTAH 30-39 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 2:13 · UTAH 46-61 MIN
- Steal
Anthony Edwards stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 2:01 · UTAH 104-112 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:29 · UTAH 46-61 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:27 · UTAH 101-106 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 1:08 · UTAH 106-112 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
