⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 8 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 eight threes to their fifteen
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 1:13 · MEM 86-84 MIN
- Steal
Ja Morant stole it from Robert Covington
Q4 0:11 · MEM 119-112 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 6:25 · MEM 41-55 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 9:38 · MEM 86-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gorgui Dieng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:47 · MEM 102-99 MIN
- Turnover
Robert Covington bad pass
Q4 4:11 · MEM 104-100 MIN
- Turnover
Robert Covington bad pass
Q4 0:11 · MEM 119-112 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
