Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves
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Morant hits tiebreaking shot with 18 seconds left as Grizzlies beat Timberwolves 127-125
Morant finished with just 12 points, but he had the tying basket with 54 seconds to go before his 11-footer for the lead. Desmond Bane had 21 points for Memphis, going 4 for 8 from 3-point range.
Anthony Edwards missed two 3-pointers in the final 7.3 seconds of a game in which neither team led by more than six and featured 25 lead changes.
Donte DiVincenzo scored a season-high 27 points for Minnesota. Jaden McDaniels added 21 and Edwards scored 15 for the Wolves, whose three-game winning streak ended.
Timberwolves: Saturday was the fourth straight game with a new-look starting lineup that included DiVincenzo starting and veteran Mike Conley coming off the bench. Minnesota is now 3-1 since coach Chris Finch made the lineup switch.
Regular Season Series
MEM leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 127 - 125 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 127 - 125 | |
4th 0.0 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 127 - 125 | |
4th 0.1 | Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 127 - 125 | |
4th 6.1 | Timberwolves Full timeout | 127 - 125 |
Statistics
MEM | MIN | |
---|---|---|
48-108 | FG | 47-83 |
44.4 | Field Goal % | 56.6 |
16-41 | 3PT | 17-42 |
39.0 | Three Point % | 40.5 |
15-19 | FT | 14-19 |
78.9 | Free Throw % | 73.7 |
46 | Rebounds | 41 |
21 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
25 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
25 | Assists | 37 |
13 | Steals | 7 |
3 | Blocks | 5 |
13 | Turnovers | 18 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 27 |
16 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
56 | Points in Paint | 60 |
20 | Fouls | 16 |
5 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,978 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L1 |
Memphis | 27 | 15 | .643 | 1 | W2 |
Dallas | 23 | 19 | .548 | 5 | W1 |
San Antonio | 19 | 21 | .475 | 8 | L2 |
New Orleans | 11 | 32 | .256 | 17.5 | W3 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | - | 7 | L1 | 0.8292683 | 34 |
Denver | 9 | 16 | W1 | 0.6097561 | 25 |
Minnesota | 12 | 19 | W1 | 0.5365854 | 22 |
Portland | 20.5 | 27 | L4 | 0.325 | 13 |
Utah | 23.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.25 | 10 |
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