⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 33- Went cold from three, ten of 34
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 7:43 · MIN 14-12 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 7:27 · MIN 78-72 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 6:22 · MIN 106-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · MIN 113-105 MEM
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIN 116-110 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:03 · MIN 14-20 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
GG Jackson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · MIN 117-110 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
