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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 28 | 21 | 25 | 40 | 114 |
 Timberwolves | 29 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 106 |
MEMTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 40-8646.5% | 15-3246.9% | 19-2479.2% | 55 | 24 | 18 |
| MIN | 38-8445.2% | 12-3138.7% | 18-2669.2% | 37 | 22 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Memphis Grizzlies114| 43 | 23 | 9-14 | 5-8 | 0-0 | +22 | −0.4 | ||||||||
| 38 | 17 | 4-14 | 0-5 | 0 | 9-12 | +2 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 18 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 3-4 | +10 | +1.7 | ||||||||
| 32 | 23 | 9-19 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 17 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0 | +9 | +8.5 | |||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +1 | −0.7 | |||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.2 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 40-8646.5% | 15-3246.9% | 55 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 19-2479.2% | 16 | 7 | 8 | |||
Bench 31 points on 11 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Jarrett Culver and De'Anthony Melton (coach’s decision); Ziaire Williams (injury/illness).
Minnesota Timberwolves106| 41 | 30 | 10-24 | 4-10 | 6-8 | −5 | +4.2 | ||||||||
| 41 | 18 | 6-19 | 0-3 | 6-9 | −3 | −5.7 | ||||||||
| 38 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 | −0.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 24 | 8-9 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −10 | +9.7 | |||||
| 25 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +3.4 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.0 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +0.9 | |||||||
| Team | 106 | 38-8445.2% | 12-3138.7% | 37 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 18-2669.2% | 6 | 12 | 5 | |||
Bench 39 points on 15 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Leandro Bolmaro, Jake Layman, Jaylen Nowell, Josh Okogie and Taurean Prince (coach’s decision); Naz Reid (personal).
Grizzlies114Timberwolves106ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Brandon Clarke had 17 points (10 in the second quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 in Game 6 of the first round to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
Desmond Bane’s corner 3-pointer put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 3:03 left in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 103-102 on Jaden McDaniels’ 3-pointer with 1:34 to play, but Tyus Jones answered with a 3-pointer, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 106-104.
Ja Morant’s 2 free throws with 20.7 seconds left made it 110-104 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Timberwolves 13-7. Morant (No. 5 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 4 of the Grizzlies’ 13 on 1 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Patrick Beverley had 2 steals, both with the game within five points.
Dillon Brooks scored 23 points (10 in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Bane added 23 points on 9 for 14 shooting. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored 30 points, and McDaniels added 24 points on 8 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Timberwolves got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. Brooks fouled out for the Grizzlies, and Beverley for the Timberwolves.
Memphis GrizzliesMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Grizzlies’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (3rd quarter, 47s left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 86 shots: 2.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-26 | 65.4% | 65% |
| In the paint | 6-24 | 25.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 2-4 | 50.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-11 | 27.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-21 | 57.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 25 | 6 | 2-5 | −3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Patrick Beverley | 8 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 3-9 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 20 | 2 | 1-2 | −4 |
| Patrick Beverley | 15 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Malik Beasley | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 10 | 4 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 16 | 6-7 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 20 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Patrick Beverley | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 3-10 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 10 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Bane 24' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Clarke 4 AST)
Q4 3:03
26.3%
60→34
Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Morant 11 AST)
Q4 1:09
24.4%
37→13
McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)
Q4 1:34
22.8%
15→37
Jackson Jr. 1' Dunk (16 PTS) (Clarke 5 AST)
Q4 0:36
22.0%
27→5
Edwards 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q4 5:42
18.2%
53→71
