⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their fourteen
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Jaren Jackson Jr. stole it from Naz Reid
Q4 2:48 · MEM 102-100 MIN
- Steal
Brandon Clarke stole it from Rudy Gobert
Q4 2:26 · MEM 104-100 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 4:14 · MEM 106-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ja Morant technical foul
Q1 1:44 · MEM 21-17 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 6:48 · MEM 16-13 MIN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q1 2:07 · MEM 21-30 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naz Reid bad pass
Q4 2:48 · MEM 102-100 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert bad pass
Q4 2:26 · MEM 104-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · MEM 108-105 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
