⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
- A 17-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 28 in the second quarter
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:41 · MIN 25-14 MEM
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 28
Q2 4:46 · MIN 62-34 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q3 6:01 · MIN 83-56 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 10 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 17 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
