⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 27- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 59
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 8:39 · MIN 60-52 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 2:55 · MIN 107-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:54 · MIN 12-16 MEM
- Technical
Jaylen Nowell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:35 · MIN 38-43 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 6:35 · MIN 36-43 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyus Jones misses technical free throw
Q1 4:54 · MIN 12-16 MEM
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses technical free throw
Q2 3:35 · MIN 38-43 MEM
- Technical
Jaren Jackson Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:24 · MIN 38-43 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
