⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their nine- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 13-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 38 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 stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q1 1:10 · MIN 47-23 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q2 2:44 · MIN 72-41 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 38
Q3 9:09 · MIN 90-52 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:49 · MIN 28-20 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses technical free throw
Q1 3:49 · MIN 28-20 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 20 | Threes made | 9 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
