⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- They went cold, four of twenty from three
- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 70
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 4:50 · MEM 49-59 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:48 · MEM 72-82 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:20 · MEM 102-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:01 · MEM 96-104 MIN
- Turnover
Matt Barnes offensive foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)
Q4 3:16 · MEM 98-106 MIN
- Turnover
Matt Barnes turnover
Q4 3:16 · MEM 98-106 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 3:20 · MEM 22-37 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 0:05 · MEM 55-71 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns 3 second turnover
Q4 2:54 · MEM 98-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 27 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
