⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their eight- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 21-13 off them
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
- Lead
Al Jefferson hit a layup
Q4 2:33 · MIN 99-97 MEM
- Winner
Ryan Gomes hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 1:57 · MIN 101-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Gomes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIN 106-102 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:30 · MIN 6-8 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 2:00 · MIN 17-30 MEM
- Ties it
Rudy Gay hit a 13-foot jumper
Q4 2:15 · MIN 99-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 3:00 · MIN 97-97 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
