⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their six, and outscored them 20-6 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:41 · MIN 18-11 UTAH
- Lead
Anthony Edwards hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:52 · MIN 120-118 UTAH
- Ties it
D'Angelo Russell hit a two point shot
Q4 0:13 · MIN 125-125 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Taurean Prince technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:17 · MIN 75-71 UTAH
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:53 · MIN 77-75 UTAH
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:39 · MIN 123-125 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Ties it
Walker Kessler hit a tip shot
Q4 2:33 · MIN 120-120 UTAH
- Lead
Malik Beasley hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jordan Clarkson with the assist
Q4 2:00 · MIN 120-123 UTAH
- Winner
Jordan Clarkson hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIN 125-126 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:08 · MIN 116-114 UTAH
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:51 · MIN 123-125 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIN 125-126 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 0 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
