⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 26-16 off them
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:55 · MIN 17-5 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q1 1:27 · MIN 34-27 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
