⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 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 nineteen threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:55 · MEM 15-8 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 3:00 · MEM 88-81 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 7:13 · MEM 115-90 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:29 · MEM 19-20 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:49 · MEM 52-49 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:47 · MEM 118-103 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
