⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 27-10 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, eleven 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q2 6:54 · MEM 43-40 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 10:25 · MEM 90-86 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 5:07 · MEM 102-99 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 1:40 · MEM 100-97 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MEM 107-102 MIN
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MEM 108-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:37 · MEM 13-20 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 8:48 · MEM 30-40 MIN
- Steal
Andrew Wiggins stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 1:40 · MEM 100-97 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:47 · MEM 92-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
