⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher 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, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 2
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 21
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their eight
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 cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 5:43 · UTAH 53-64 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:03 · UTAH 67-72 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 7:12 · UTAH 45-64 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 10:13 · UTAH 73-92 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 12 | Threes made | 23 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 35 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
