⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 27 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, 27 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 10:51 · MIN 15-2 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q1 7:56 · MIN 27-6 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Will Hardy technical foul
Q1 5:42 · MIN 26-6 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
