⏱️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 second 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 46
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38
- Made eight threes to their fifteen
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:31 · MEM 30-31 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 5:25 · MEM 80-76 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 1:47 · MEM 116-106 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:15 · MEM 98-98 MIN
- Go-ahead
D'Angelo Russell hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:45 · MEM 105-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 1:35 · MEM 107-106 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul
Q4 1:22 · MEM 109-106 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 1:22 · MEM 109-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
