⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44
- Went cold from three, thirteen of 43
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 5:23 · MIN 22-13 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:06 · MIN 56-49 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
