⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 50
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:29 · MIN 24-22 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:38 · MIN 32-31 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:03 · MIN 81-81 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q1 0:11 · MIN 24-24 MEM
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · MIN 104-98 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:46 · MIN 0-14 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:32 · MIN 24-31 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses technical free throw
Q1 0:11 · MIN 24-24 MEM
- Turnover
Vince Williams Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · MIN 104-98 MEM
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 3:24 · MIN 104-98 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
