⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:06 · MEM 24-20 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:20 · MEM 40-32 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 1:31 · MEM 52-37 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 4:20 · MEM 70-56 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 9:10 · MEM 83-72 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
