⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:05 · MIN 61-63 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Rubio technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:15 · MIN 35-47 MEM
- Missed FT
Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · MIN 85-91 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:14 · MIN 22-34 MEM
- Winner
Zach Randolph hit a 6-foot jumper
Q4 2:05 · MIN 85-86 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:46 · MIN 83-80 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MIN 86-92 MEM
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIN 88-94 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
