⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three
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 cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 4:09 · MEM 40-52 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:15 · MEM 75-77 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ed Davis flagrant foul type 1 (Alexey Shved draws the foul)
Q4 9:18 · MEM 79-84 MIN
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · MEM 93-99 MIN
- Turnover
Tony Allen bad pass
Q4 0:30 · MEM 93-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 6:01 · MEM 31-50 MIN
- Steal
J.J. Barea stole it from Tony Allen
Q4 0:30 · MEM 93-99 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dante Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · MEM 88-95 MIN
- Missed FT
Dante Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:32 · MEM 88-95 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
