Memphis Grizzlies 139, Minnesota Timberwolves 135 — Recap

May 5, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 139, Minnesota Timberwolves 135. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 33-29 MIN; Q2 MEM 40-34 MIN; Q3 MEM 34-40 MIN; Q4 MEM 32-32 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 42 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 8 threes on 17-of-22 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 37 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 14-of-25 shooting; D'Angelo Russell (MIN) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

42 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 8 3PM · 17-22 FG

Scoring · MEM

Ja Morant

37 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 14-25 FG

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 8-14 FG

Season highs

Anthony Edwards · Season-high 42 pointsDesmond Bane · Season-high 22 pointsD'Angelo Russell · Season-high 14 assistsBrandon Clarke · Season-high 10 reboundsJa Morant · Season-high 10 assistsAnthony Edwards · Season-high 8 threesDesmond Bane · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MEM	33	40	34	32		139
MIN	29	34	40	32		135

🧮 How They Scored

MEMMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.8%Effective FG%62.2%

10.6%Turnover %11.9%

29.3%Offensive rebound %26.1%

0.289Free-throw rate0.234

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	37	37	4	10	2	1	4	14-25	1-2	8-11	+8
Desmond Bane G	31	22	4	3	0	0	1	8-14	4-9	2-3	-7
Kyle Anderson F	31	20	4	2	2	0	1	7-9	3-3	3-4	+10
Xavier Tillman F	28	11	9	3	0	1	2	5-9	1-3	0-1	-2
Dillon Brooks G-F	25	16	4	3	0	0	1	5-12	3-5	3-3	-7
De'Anthony Melton G	25	8	5	2	0	1	2	3-8	2-4	0-0	+9
Brandon Clarke F	23	12	10	1	0	1	1	5-11	0-2	2-2	+2
Jonas Valanciunas C	20	9	5	2	2	0	0	4-7	0-1	1-2	+6
Tyus Jones G	13	2	1	4	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-4
Grayson Allen G	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	+5

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	38	42	6	7	1	1	3	17-22	8-9	0-1	+11
D'Angelo Russell G	37	22	4	14	1	0	5	6-13	2-5	8-8	+9
Jarred Vanderbilt F	26	8	5	0	2	1	0	4-5	0-0	0-1	-11
Jaden McDaniels F	26	8	3	2	0	1	0	3-7	2-5	0-0	+6
Naz Reid F-C	25	14	7	0	1	2	1	6-14	2-6	0-0	-12
Juancho Hernangomez F	25	11	3	0	0	0	0	3-10	2-6	3-4	-15
Karl-Anthony Towns C	24	22	4	5	1	0	4	7-15	3-6	5-5	+9
Josh Okogie G	21	6	5	0	1	0	0	3-5	0-0	0-1	-2
Ricky Rubio G	17	2	4	4	0	0	1	0-3	0-2	2-2	-15

🔬 Advanced Stats

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ja Morant	Bench	37	37	62.0	33.0	+11.4	18.4
Desmond Bane	Bench	31	22	71.8	20.8	-4.4	11.5
Kyle Anderson	Bench	31	20	92.9	15.2	+14.5	13.8
Dillon Brooks	Bench	25	16	60.1	22.6	-12.1	5.8
Brandon Clarke	Bench	23	12	50.5	21.0	+1.6	12.1
Xavier Tillman	Bench	28	11	58.3	15.1	+0.9	8.6
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	20	9	57.1	16.0	+16.4	6.6
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	25	8	50.0	14.9	+18.4	4.8
Grayson Allen	Bench	6	2	113.6	11.1	+25.7	3.0
Tyus Jones	Bench	13	2	50.0	6.5	-14.8	6.6

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	38	42	93.6	26.9	+11.5	19.9
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	37	22	66.6	22.1	+7.7	14.1
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	24	22	64.0	32.8	+13.7	10.2
Naz Reid	Bench	25	14	50.0	24.6	-24.6	7.4
Juancho Hernangomez	Bench	25	11	46.8	19.7	-40.4	4.7
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	26	8	73.5	8.5	-15.7	8.4
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	26	8	57.1	10.3	+10.0	3.0
Josh Okogie	Bench	21	6	55.1	9.3	+1.0	3.8
Ricky Rubio	Bench	17	2	25.8	10.9	-48.4	6.4