⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q1 2:47 · MIN 30-29 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:45 · MIN 71-68 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 10:33 · MIN 96-89 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert lost ball turnover
Q4 4:55 · MIN 103-97 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 6:55 · MIN 12-24 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:59 · MIN 38-42 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
