Minnesota
Timberwolves
116
–
111
FINAL
Utah
Jazz
Date
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 31 | 37 | 20 | 28 | 116 |
| UTA | 27 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
16
PTS
12
REB
3
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots11
Charges Drawn1
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending31.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite77.8
Hustle: 26.5Defense: 49.5Impact: 1.8
Double-Double4 blocks11 contested shots1 charge drawn+11 plus/minusheld opponents to 31.6% FGonly 16 pts allowed on 49.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
D'Angelo Russell
MIN
25
PTS
2
REB
6
AST
-9
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-21 (42.9%)
3PT3-6
FT4-8
TS%51.0%
eFG%50.0%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG96
DRTG109
NET-13
4 deflections7 contested shotsonly 19 pts allowed on 63.0 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 17:35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Josh Okogie | 31:33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 34:11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9-21 | 43% | 3-6 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | -9 |
| Malik Beasley | 38:42 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-17 | 41% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | +13 |
| Jarrett Culver | 19:45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-3 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Edwards | 22:20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-12 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 5:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jake Layman | 13:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29:54 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6-19 | 32% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-3 | 100% | +11 |
| Ricky Rubio | 26:42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 40 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 45-101 | 45% | 13-29 | 45% | 13-18 | 72% | — |
Ed Davis —
Jarred Vanderbilt —
Jaden McDaniels —
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 29:03 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7-10 | 70% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | +7 |
| Joe Ingles | 25:53 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Royce O'Neale | 34:08 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 37:16 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6-23 | 26% | 2-9 | 22% | 7-9 | 78% | -5 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 23:05 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 47% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 34:03 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-16 | 19% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Georges Niang | 4:02 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Derrick Favors | 17:57 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -6 |
| Mike Conley | 33:33 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-7 | 29% | 6-8 | 75% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 57 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 36-94 | 38% | 10-34 | 29% | 29-37 | 78% | — |
Shaquille Harrison —
Elijah Hughes —
Udoka Azubuike —
Juwan Morgan —
Miye Oni —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN45/101 (45%)
Paint
27/54 (50%)
Mid
9/26 (35%)
3PT
13/29 (45%)
RA 56%Paint 32%ATB3 36%Mid 36%Corner 3 71%
UTA36/94 (38%)
Paint
25/53 (47%)
Mid
3/13 (23%)
3PT
10/36 (28%)
RA 53%ATB3 32%Paint 32%Corner 3 13%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Mike Conley
defended D'Angelo Russell
6.3 min • 9 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Royce O'Neale
held Malik Beasley
3.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jordan Clarkson
vs Malik Beasley
3.0 min • 10 pts • 80%
| UTA Defense | Anthony Edwards | D'Angelo Russell | Jake Layman | Jarrett Culver | Josh Okogie | Juancho Hernangomez | Karl-Anthony Towns | Malik Beasley | Naz Reid | Ricky Rubio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 2.1m 4pts 20% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 3.7m 2pts 50% | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 3pts 33% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Royce O'Neale | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% |
| Mike Conley | — | 6.3m 9pts 40% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Donovan Mitchell | — | — | — | 3.4m 4pts 29% | 5.9m 3pts 14% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rudy Gobert | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3m 6pts 50% | — | 4.8m 2pts 100% | — |
| Joe Ingles | 1.3m 2pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 3pts 50% |
| Jordan Clarkson | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 0% | — | — | 3.0m 10pts 80% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% |
| Derrick Favors | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Georges Niang | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.7m 5pts 100% | 2.8m 6pts 33% | 1.4m 5pts 67% | 4.1m 6pts 50% | 3.0m 8pts 100% | — | 1.8m 3pts 25% | 1.6m 4pts 50% | 2.2m 9pts 30% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = UTA leads, negative = MIN leads
UTA Largest Lead
4
Q1 0:46
MIN Largest Lead
17
Q3 0:19
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 6:20 – Q1 7:25
+2 → -5
MIN 10-0 run
Q1 6:20 – Q1 7:41
+2 → -7
MIN 12-0 run
Q1 6:20 – Q1 8:24
+2 → -9
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 11:03 – Q3 0:19
-12 → -17