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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 24 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 102 |
 Jazz | 31 | 21 | 38 | 16 | 106 |
MINTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 38-9042.2% | 8-2630.8% | 18-2185.7% | 50 | 20 | 14 |
| UTA | 37-9439.4% | 13-4032.5% | 19-2576.0% | 47 | 25 | 11 |
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Utah Jazz106| 38 | 24 | 7-24 | 2-6 | 8-10 | +7 | −0.7 | ||||||||
| 36 | 18 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +15 | +13.1 | ||||||||
| 33 | 12 | 3-11 | 2-9 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.0 | |||||
| 23 | 6 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −5 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −9 | +1.5 | |||||
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| 27 | 16 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +0.4 | |||||
| 26 | 9 | 3-10 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −5.0 | |||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.8 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 37-9439.4% | 13-4032.5% | 47 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 19-2576.0% | 16 | 9 | 8 | |||
Bench 33 points on 12 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Naz Mitrou-Long, Ekpe Udoh, Tyler Cavanaugh and Grayson Allen (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves102| 40 | 11 | 4-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6.5 | |||||||
| 37 | 21 | 8-26 | 1-4 | 4-7 | +8 | −7.1 | ||||||||
| 29 | 33 | 12-19 | 2-5 | 7-7 | +11 | +15.2 | ||||||||
| 28 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.8 | |||||
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| 22 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −8 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −6.5 | ||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −0.4 | |||
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.7 | |||||
| 12 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +3.7 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.7 | |||
| Team | 102 | 38-9042.2% | 8-2630.8% | 50 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 18-2185.7% | 12 | 5 | 5 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Derrick Rose (injury/illness); Keita Bates-Diop (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Rudy Gobert had 18 points (16 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-102.
The Jazz took control with a 26-10 run in the third quarter and led by as many as 23.
The Timberwolves got within 103-102 on Anthony Tolliver’s 3-pointer with 1:05 to play, but Joe Ingles answered with 2 free throws, and the Timberwolves got no closer. They had the ball down 3 with 14 seconds left, but Gobert blocked Tolliver’s 3-pointer. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Timberwolves 9-8.
Donovan Mitchell had 24 points (11 in the first quarter) and a career-high 11 assists but shot 7 for 24. Mitchell assisted on 5 of Kyle Korver’s 6 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 33 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Andrew Wiggins added 21 points and a season-high 11 rebounds but shot 8 for 26.
The Timberwolves forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves outscored the Jazz 18-5 in 5 minutes with Tolliver, Bayless, Wiggins, Towns and Okogie on the floor together.
Utah JazzMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 94 shots: 12.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-28 | 53.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-15 | 26.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-11 | 45.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-29 | 27.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerryd Bayless | 29 | 4 | 1-8 | −6 |
| Josh Okogie | 19 | 5 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 5 | 2 | 1-8 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 3-8 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 22 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Taj Gibson | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 8 | 4-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Josh Okogie | 15 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Jared Terrell | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 9 | 3-9 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
UTA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Tolliver 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Bayless 5 AST)
Q4 1:05
28.5%
91→62
Bayless 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q4 2:55
18.5%
85→66
Tolliver 31' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)
Q4 4:03
18.2%
86→68
Korver 8' Floating Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Mitchell 11 AST)
Q4 2:33
15.5%
66→82
Towns 4' Hook Shot (33 PTS)
Q4 2:10
11.9%
85→73
