⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better 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, 54 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 42
- A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:55 · MEM 14-5 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q3 8:11 · MEM 77-53 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q4 11:48 · MEM 93-68 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 6:24 · MEM 45-35 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:02 · MEM 57-45 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Martin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:39 · MEM 6-4 MIN
- Technical
Kevin Love technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:28 · MEM 29-15 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
