⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 12
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 8:12 · MEM 19-8 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 10:23 · MEM 74-61 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 4:54 · MEM 130-100 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q4 2:35 · MEM 132-110 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
