⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-7Q120-25
+1Q219-15
+5Q325-20
+8Q425-15
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of twelve from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
67%Three-point accuracy17%
14Points off turnovers6
23Free throws made11
3Blocks7
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
