⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 19
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 8:31 · MIN 21-14 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:22 · MIN 35-28 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 8:49 · MIN 56-40 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 9:00 · MIN 79-68 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:26 · MIN 21-22 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:38 · MIN 72-65 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyle Filipowski flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:00 · MIN 79-68 UTAH
- Technical
Double technical foul - Brice Sensabaugh and Bones Hyland
Q3 3:32 · MIN 98-77 UTAH
- Flagrant
Bez Mbeng flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:51 · MIN 122-91 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 39 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
