⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
- Made seven threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:42 · MEM 98-99 MIN
- Go-ahead
Ja Morant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brandon Clarke with the assist
Q4 1:03 · MEM 107-106 MIN
- Winner
Ja Morant hit a 2-foot two point shot, Dillon Brooks with the assist
Q4 0:01 · MEM 111-109 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Bane technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:46 · MEM 48-51 MIN
- Turnover
Tyus Jones bad pass
Q4 2:59 · MEM 100-103 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:32 · MEM 17-19 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:32 · MEM 28-35 MIN
- Ties it
Anthony Edwards hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jordan McLaughlin with the assist
Q4 0:03 · MEM 109-109 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:38 · MEM 50-53 MIN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jarred Vanderbilt and Dillon Brooks
Q3 7:58 · MEM 59-62 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · MEM 107-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
