⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 29 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:14 · MEM 24-23 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:21 · MEM 119-129 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaren Jackson Jr. technical foul
Q1 4:03 · MEM 24-25 MIN
- Technical
Ja Morant technical foul
Q4 2:29 · MEM 119-131 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 2:09 · MEM 30-35 MIN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q3 11:02 · MEM 75-86 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 7:40 · MEM 77-95 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 18 | Threes made | 20 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
