⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 24-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dahntay Jones Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 9:48 · MEM 66-47 MIN
- Technical
Jason Williams Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:28 · MEM 75-55 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:12 · MEM 35-26 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 7:09 · MEM 98-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Latrell Sprewell Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 9:33 · MEM 4-0 MIN
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 0:00 · MEM 63-44 MIN
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 12:00 · MEM 63-44 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
