⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 9:49 · MIN 64-56 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIN 95-97 MEM
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIN 95-97 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:42 · MIN 90-92 MEM
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIN 95-97 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
