⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 18 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 22 from three- A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 18
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:32 · MIN 52-54 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · MIN 92-87 MEM
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 95-91 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:20 · MIN 6-18 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 5:05 · MIN 32-48 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:28 · MIN 84-82 MEM
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:28 · MIN 84-82 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
