⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 32-16 off them
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:20 · MIN 15-7 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:03 · MIN 82-77 MEM
- Ties it
Kevin Martin hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 0:43 · MIN 95-95 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:09 · MIN 40-41 MEM
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:33 · MIN 50-60 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 11:44 · MIN 24-26 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 1:44 · MIN 46-54 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 7:50 · MIN 84-86 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:27 · MIN 63-69 MEM
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:58 · MIN 89-93 MEM
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIN 97-100 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
