⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+6Q118-16
+7Q225-23
+2Q322-13
+9Q428-19
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth 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
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-8 off them
Key battles
11%Three-point accuracy32%
8Points off turnovers27
33Free throws made14
2Threes made7
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
