⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 25-10 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 55
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 9:36 · MEM 16-2 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 10:57 · MEM 94-83 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:55 · MEM 106-102 MIN
- Missed FT
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MEM 106-104 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:31 · MEM 106-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:34 · MEM 67-62 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:29 · MEM 85-83 MIN
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:31 · MEM 106-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 4:00 · MEM 101-94 MIN
- Turnover
Dario Saric offensive foul
Q4 1:47 · MEM 106-102 MIN
- Turnover
Dario Saric turnover
Q4 1:47 · MEM 106-102 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
