⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, one of fifteen- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 16
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
- Ties it
Randy Foye hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:31 · MIN 91-91 MEM
- Lead
Al Jefferson hit a layup
OT 3:29 · MIN 93-91 MEM
- Winner
Al Jefferson hit a layup, Kevin Love with the assist
OT 2:57 · MIN 95-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · MIN 89-87 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Love offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
OT 4:03 · MIN 91-91 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Love turnover
OT 4:03 · MIN 91-91 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
O.J. Mayo hit a 7-foot jumper
Q4 0:27 · MIN 89-89 MEM
- Lead
Kyle Lowry hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:46 · MIN 89-90 MEM
- Ties it
Darrell Arthur hit a dunk, Kyle Lowry with the assist
OT 3:14 · MIN 93-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · MIN 84-86 MEM
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 1:25 · MIN 86-87 MEM
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo turnover
Q4 0:53 · MIN 88-87 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
