⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, sixteen free throws to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 10:53 · MIN 31-22 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 0:32 · MIN 52-41 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kevin Love flagrant foul type 1 (James Johnson draws the foul)
Q4 8:37 · MIN 83-74 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:37 · MIN 82-72 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
