⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 27 free throws to their twelve- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 48
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:46 · MEM 12-10 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 7:56 · MEM 85-73 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 9:58 · MEM 112-92 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
