⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 1:45 · MIN 81-72 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MIN 100-92 MEM
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIN 104-97 MEM
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIN 105-97 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:33 · MIN 70-70 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson lost ball
Q4 3:23 · MIN 93-88 MEM
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · MIN 101-94 MEM
- Turnover
Hakim Warrick traveling
Q4 0:12 · MIN 104-97 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
