⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:43 · MIN 68-73 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington bad pass
Q4 0:04 · MIN 95-102 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:07 · MIN 2-10 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 7:33 · MIN 26-39 MEM
- Steal
Sam Young stole it from Wayne Ellington
Q4 0:04 · MIN 95-102 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · MIN 90-97 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIN 95-102 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIN 95-102 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
