⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 20 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 28
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 6:20 · MIN 25-10 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 10:59 · MIN 86-63 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 4:41 · MIN 45-36 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
