⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 6:31 · MIN 73-69 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · MIN 107-115 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 8:08 · MIN 61-69 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 3:29 · MIN 76-81 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
