⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, twelve of twenty from three
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 8:41 · MIN 15-8 MEM
- Lead
Eddie Griffin hit a 22-foot jumper, Trenton Hassell with the assist
OT 4:46 · MIN 82-80 MEM
- Lead
Trenton Hassell hit a slam dunk, Eddie Griffin with the assist
OT 2:51 · MIN 84-82 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Madsen offensive foul (Brian Cardinal draws the foul)
Q4 0:38 · MIN 80-77 MEM
- Turnover
Mark Madsen turnover
Q4 0:38 · MIN 80-77 MEM
- Turnover
Bracey Wright lost ball
Q4 0:01 · MIN 80-80 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Brian Cardinal hit a 25-foot three jumper, Lawrence Roberts with the assist
Q4 0:18 · MIN 80-80 MEM
- Ties it
Lawrence Roberts hit a tip shot
OT 3:13 · MIN 82-82 MEM
- Go-ahead
Anthony Roberson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Antonio Burks with the assist
OT 1:59 · MIN 84-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brian Cardinal turnover
Q4 0:21 · MIN 80-77 MEM
- Turnover
Brian Cardinal offensive foul (Mark Madsen draws the foul)
OT 4:22 · MIN 82-80 MEM
- Turnover
Brian Cardinal turnover
OT 4:22 · MIN 82-80 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
