⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 15-7 off them- Owned the paint, 80 points inside to 44
- A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q4 11:08 · MIN 92-94 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:02 · MIN 96-104 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 33 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 80 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
