⏱️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
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 47
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 0:31 · MEM 50-34 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 3:02 · MEM 64-50 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MEM 84-77 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:46 · MEM 56-50 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
