⏱️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 second 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 first 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
Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 41 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:09 · MEM 39-29 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 1:15 · MEM 100-86 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 11:04 · MEM 109-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Tuomas Iisalo technical foul
Q3 4:29 · MEM 87-76 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:02 · MEM 66-64 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:56 · MEM 87-83 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q3 6:06 · MEM 80-73 MIN
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q4 3:05 · MEM 127-116 MIN
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
