⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- Made fourteen threes to their twenty
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 24-4 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:27 · UTAH 67-67 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 7:40 · UTAH 83-71 MIN
- Winner
Walker Kessler hit a 3-foot dunk, John Collins with the assist
Q4 0:09 · UTAH 117-116 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Collins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:11 · UTAH 115-116 MIN
- Turnover
Brice Sensabaugh offensive foul
Q4 0:44 · UTAH 115-116 MIN
- Turnover
Brice Sensabaugh turnover
Q4 0:44 · UTAH 115-116 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 6:41 · UTAH 46-59 MIN
- Go-ahead
Donte DiVincenzo hit a 26-foot three jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 1:31 · UTAH 115-116 MIN
- Steal
Naz Reid stole it from John Collins
Q4 1:11 · UTAH 115-116 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naz Reid steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:41 · UTAH 113-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 20 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 35 | Assists | 35 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 17 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
