Memphis Grizzlies vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

May 5, 2021

FINAL

33-32MemphisGrizzlies

139

20-46MinnesotaT-wolves

135

Box Score

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

Game Recap

Led by Ja Morant's 37 points and 10 assists, the Grizzlies defeated the Timberwolves, 139-135. Anthony Edwards, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of the University of Georgia, tallied a career-high tying 42 points, including a career-high eight 3PM (17-22 FG, 8-9 3pt FG), along with six rebounds and a career-high seven assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Grizzlies improve to 33-32 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 20-46.

Player Stats

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Dillon BrooksSF	25	5-12	3-5	3-3	4	3	0	0	1	6	-7	16
1Kyle AndersonPF	30	7-9	3-3	3-4	4	2	2	0	1	0	+10	20
17Jonas ValanciunasC	19	4-7	0-1	1-2	5	2	2	0	0	6	+6	9
3Grayson AllenSG	6	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	+5	2
12Ja MorantPG	37	14-25	1-2	8-11	4	10	2	1	4	0	+8	37
22Desmond Bane	30	8-14	4-9	2-3	4	3	0	0	1	1	-7	22
15Brandon Clarke	23	5-11	0-2	2-2	10	1	0	1	1	1	+2	12
0De'Anthony Melton	25	3-8	2-4	0-0	5	2	0	1	2	2	+9	8
2Xavier Tillman	28	5-9	1-3	0-1	9	3	0	1	2	2	-2	11
21Tyus Jones	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	1	-4	2
10Tim Frazier	— did not play —												— did not play —
46John Konchar	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jontay Porter	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Killian Tillie	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Justise Winslow	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	52-9753.6%	14-2948.3%	21-2875.0%	46	30	6	4	13	19	-	139

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Josh OkogieSF	20	3-5	0-0	0-1	5	0	1	0	0	3	-2	6
3Jaden McDanielsPF	26	3-7	2-5	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	5	+6	8
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	24	7-15	3-6	5-5	4	5	1	0	4	5	+9	22
1Anthony EdwardsSG	38	17-22	8-9	0-1	6	7	1	1	3	4	+11	42
0D'Angelo RussellPG	37	6-13	2-5	8-8	4	14	1	0	5	0	+9	22
9Ricky Rubio	17	0-3	0-2	2-2	4	4	0	0	1	0	-15	2
41Juancho Hernangomez	24	3-10	2-6	3-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	-15	11
11Naz Reid	25	6-14	2-6	0-0	7	0	1	2	1	3	-12	14
8Jarred Vanderbilt	26	4-5	0-0	0-1	5	0	2	1	0	2	-11	8
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jaylen Nowell	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	49-9452.1%	19-3948.7%	18-2281.8%	41	32	7	5	14	22	-	135

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMEMMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. Valanciunas: Tip to Anderson
(11:39) MISS Valanciunas 11' Turnaround Hook Shot
(11:36) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) Russell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:08) MISS Morant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:04) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:58) MISS Towns 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:55) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) MISS Brooks 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:41) Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:41) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Nansel)
(10:36) Towns Violation:Kicked Ball (B.Nansel)
+2 (10:30) Morant 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+2 (10:18) Russell 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:05) Brooks 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
42
(10:05) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
+1 (10:05) Brooks Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
52
(9:50) MISS Edwards 5' Floating Jump Shot
(9:48) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:44) McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
55
(9:33) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Nansel)
+1 (9:33) Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
65
+1 (9:33) Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
75
+2 (9:23) Okogie 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
77
(9:14) Allen Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:03) MISS Russell 10' Jump Shot
(9:01) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:01) MISS Okogie 1' Tip Dunk Shot
(9:01) Morant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:59) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:56) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (8:56) Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
87
+1 (8:56) Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
97
(8:37) Edwards Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (8:23) Anderson 6' Hook Shot (4 PTS)
117
(8:13) Russell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:03) MISS Morant 2' Driving Layup
(8:01) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (7:58) Anderson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
147
(7:38) MISS McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:36) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:24) McDaniels S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (7:24) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
157
+1 (7:24) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
167
+2 (7:13) McDaniels 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
169
(7:03) MISS Morant 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:03) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:58) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:56) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
1612
(6:41) MISS Brooks 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:39) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:32) Edwards Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
1614
+2 (6:21) Valanciunas 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
1814
(6:09) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(6:09) Valanciunas STEAL (1 STL)
(6:03) MISS Brooks 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(6:00) Anderson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:00) MISS Anderson Tip Layup Shot
(5:59) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:52) Towns Driving Layup (5 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
1816
(5:40) Okogie S.FOUL (P2.PN) (B.Nansel)
+1 (5:40) Morant Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
1916
+1 (5:40) Morant Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
2016
+1 (5:40) Morant Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
2116
+3 (5:30) Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
2119
+2 (5:17) Morant 12' Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2319
+2 (5:04) Edwards 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
2321
(4:54) MISS Bane 15' Jump Shot
(4:54) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:34) Towns 6' Hook Shot (7 PTS)
2323
(4:34) Grizzlies Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:19) MISS Valanciunas 3PT Jump Shot
(4:16) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:10) Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (4:10) Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2324
(4:10) MISS Hernangomez Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:06) Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:53) MISS Clarke 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:51) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(3:51) Valanciunas L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Guthrie)
+3 (3:40) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
2327
+3 (3:23) Tillman 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morant 1 AST)
2627
(3:12) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:07) Clarke REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:02) MISS Tillman 3PT Jump Shot
(2:59) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:44) MISS Reid 5' Layup
(2:40) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(2:39)
(2:39) Morant Violation:Kicked Ball (B.Nansel)
(2:32) MISS Russell 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:29) Clarke REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:22) Morant 1' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
2827
(2:06) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:02) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:55) Russell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T5)
(1:40) MISS Morant 3' Driving Layup
(1:40) Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:37) Tillman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (1:35) Bane 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tillman 1 AST)
3127
(1:25) MISS Hernangomez 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:25) Tillman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:16) MISS Tillman 2' Jump Shot
(1:16) Vanderbilt BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:14) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:00) MISS Hernangomez 2' Layup
(1:00) Tillman BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:59) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:59) Hernangomez 1' Putback Layup (3 PTS)
3129
(0:40) MISS Morant 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:36) Clarke REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:35) MISS Bane 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:31) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:27) Clarke P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
(0:16) MISS Reid 1' Layup
(0:16) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:02) Clarke 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Morant 2 AST)
3329

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MEM

MIN

139Points135

52-97(53.6%)Field Goal(%)49-94(52.1%)

14-29(48.3%)3-Point(%)19-39(48.7%)

21-28(75.0%)Free Throw(%)18-22(81.8%)

46(12)Rebounds(Offensive)41(12)

30Assists32

6Steals7

4Blocks5

13Turnovers14

19Fouls22

72Pts In The Paint58

12Fast Break Pts17

21Pts Off Turnovers24

55Bench Pts35

13Largest Lead5

Game Details

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 1,436 (7.4%)