⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:11 · MIN 12-4 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 1:31 · MIN 59-50 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Bad Pass
Q4 4:16 · MIN 90-95 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Traveling
Q4 3:47 · MIN 90-95 MEM
- Missed FT
Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:29 · MIN 94-101 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q3 3:21 · MIN 76-83 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shane Battier Bad Pass
Q4 2:30 · MIN 92-98 MEM
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells Turnover
Q4 1:13 · MIN 95-101 MEM
- Missed FT
Earl Watson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · MIN 95-101 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
