⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 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.

Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 11:16 · MIN 38-31 MEM
- Steal
Donte DiVincenzo stole it from Cedric Coward
Q4 2:52 · MIN 99-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 3:30 · MIN 99-101 MEM
- Turnover
Julius Randle out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:36 · MIN 105-111 MEM
- Turnover
Naz Reid bad pass turnover
Q4 0:03 · MIN 110-116 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 5:52 · MIN 76-81 MEM
- Steal
Jaylen Wells stole it from Naz Reid
Q4 0:03 · MIN 110-116 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cedric Coward lost ball turnover
Q4 2:52 · MIN 99-104 MEM
- Turnover
Cedric Coward traveling turnover
Q4 2:12 · MIN 101-106 MEM
- Turnover
Santi Aldama out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · MIN 105-111 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |







