⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- Made eleven threes to their seventeen
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 3:58 · MEM 26-24 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 11:29 · MEM 45-36 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 2:55 · MEM 111-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:16 · MEM 111-110 MIN
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul
OT 3:09 · MEM 117-115 MIN
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover
OT 3:09 · MEM 117-115 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:49 · MEM 73-74 MIN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q3 2:48 · MEM 81-94 MIN
- Ties it
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 39-foot jump bank shot, Naz Reid with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MEM 113-113 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns traveling
Q4 0:42 · MEM 108-108 MIN
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:03 · MEM 111-110 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns 3 second turnover
OT 4:48 · MEM 113-113 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
