⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-1Q125-23
-6Q220-22
+4Q323-18
+7Q429-24
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
Key battles
17Free throws made6
14%Three-point accuracy7%
12Offensive rebounds6
2Threes made1
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 5:13 · MEM 66-57 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
