⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:30 · MEM 45-45 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 10:52 · MEM 66-61 MIN
- Go-ahead
Marc Gasol hit a 7-foot two point shot, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 2:00 · MEM 91-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol 3 second turnover
Q4 3:44 · MEM 86-87 MIN
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:44 · MEM 86-87 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Harrison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · MEM 92-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 11:15 · MEM 1-16 MIN
- Go-ahead
Karl-Anthony Towns makes, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 1:45 · MEM 91-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · MEM 94-93 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:13 · MEM 94-93 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:09 · MEM 100-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
