⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-13 off them- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 30
Key battles
25Free throws made6
5Fast break points11
13Points off turnovers24
6Steals11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Pekovic lost ball
Q4 4:18 · MIN 81-80 MEM
- Turnover
Anthony Tolliver out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:17 · MIN 82-84 MEM
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea lost ball
Q4 0:46 · MIN 84-87 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 3:03 · MIN 67-77 MEM
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a layup
Q4 2:36 · MIN 82-84 MEM
- Steal
O.J. Mayo stole it from Jose Juan Barea
Q4 0:46 · MIN 84-87 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
