⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 9- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 3:27 · MIN 14-20 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 0:02 · MIN 46-43 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley bad pass
Q4 4:35 · MIN 68-75 MEM
- Turnover
Anthony Tolliver bad pass
Q4 1:04 · MIN 76-78 MEM
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIN 86-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:30 · MIN 0-8 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:22 · MIN 54-57 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 6:48 · MIN 68-76 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley offensive foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)
Q4 4:22 · MIN 68-75 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley turnover
Q4 4:22 · MIN 68-75 MEM
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:07 · MIN 68-76 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
