⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 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
Made 21 threes to their fourteen- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 23
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 8:43 · UTAH 38-48 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 5:23 · UTAH 63-84 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 2:07 · UTAH 70-97 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaden McDaniels technical foul
Q3 12:00 · UTAH 54-57 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 14 | Threes made | 21 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 38 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
