⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Lead
Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:47 · MIN 8-7 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 3:11 · MIN 14-7 MEM
- Winner
Radoslav Nesterovic made 5 ft Hook Shot.
OT 4:20 · MIN 16-14 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Bad Pass. Stolen by Shane Battier.
Q4 4:09 · MIN 3-2 MEM
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:39 · MIN 11-7 MEM
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 3:51 · MIN 17-14 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Drew Gooden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 4:47 · MIN 14-14 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stromile Swift Out of Bounds
OT 2:44 · MIN 20-16 MEM
- Missed FT
Gordan Giricek missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 1:21 · MIN 24-16 MEM
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:48 · MIN 24-18 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
