⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 4:03 · MIN 23-20 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 0:00 · MIN 96-78 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ayo Dosunmu flagrant foul type 1
Q2 8:41 · MIN 33-29 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Green misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q2 8:41 · MIN 33-30 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McDanielsF | 33 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 4-4 | +17 |
J. KumingaF | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
R. GobertC Double-double | 31 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +7 |
A. DosunmuG | 30 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 7-13 | 4-5 | 8-8 | 0 |
L. BallG | 30 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 10-20 | 4-10 | 0-0 | -3 |
T. LylesF | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-3 | +29 |
J. ClarkG | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | +11 |
T. Shannon Jr.G | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 3-4 | +9 |
J. BeringerF | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +12 |
B. HylandG | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 5-6 | +15 |
C. WilliamsF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
I. EvansF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
R. ZikarskyC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 115 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 38-77 | 12-32 | 27-32 |

Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. HayesC | 29 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 6-7 | -2 |
J. GreenG | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-5 | +1 |
K. GeorgeG | 30 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 9-10 | -12 |
A. BaileyG | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -8 |
D. PetersonG | 35 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 11-21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | +3 |
M. BambaC | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -17 |
J. OkogieG | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -19 |
I. CollierG | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -14 |
K. FilipowskiF | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
B. SensabaughF | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
S. MykhailiukG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
T. BradleyC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Team | 100 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 37-87 | 7-24 | 19-24 |
Did not playK. Bufkin (coach's decision)








