⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 12
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 5:22 · MIN 76-72 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashad McCants offensive foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)
Q4 2:56 · MIN 99-104 MEM
- Turnover
Rashad McCants turnover
Q4 2:56 · MIN 99-104 MEM
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball
Q4 1:49 · MIN 101-108 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:12 · MIN 6-15 MEM
- Steal
Juan Carlos Navarro stole it from Al Jefferson
Q4 1:49 · MIN 101-108 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
