Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Dec 8, 2023

FINAL

17-4MinnesotaT-wolves

127

6-15MemphisGrizzlies

103

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	33	27	38	29	127
MEM	31	24	24	24	103

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies, 127-103 to win their sixth consecutive game and improve to 17-4 on the year. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 24 points, seven rebounds, and five assists as Rudy Gobert added 16 points, 20 rebounds, and six blocks. This was Goberts second consecutive game with 20 rebounds and the third of the year. Jaren Jackson led the Grizzlies with 21 points as Desmond Bane added 16 points. The Grizzlies move to 6-15.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	34	4-9	4-8	2-2	2	2	0	1	2	2	+23	14
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	29	7-14	2-4	8-9	7	5	1	0	1	4	+17	24
27Rudy GobertC	35	6-9	0-0	4-4	20	1	1	6	2	4	+25	16
5Anthony EdwardsSG	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-3	0
10Mike ConleyPG	32	6-11	2-3	5-5	4	7	0	0	2	1	+25	19
23Troy Brown Jr.	30	8-10	4-6	0-0	4	4	1	0	1	2	+18	20
11Naz Reid	23	5-12	0-5	0-0	9	2	1	1	1	2	+7	10
1Kyle Anderson	22	2-11	0-6	3-4	6	5	0	0	2	0	-3	7
18Shake Milton	21	6-9	3-5	2-2	2	1	0	0	2	1	+9	17
55Luka Garza	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	+1	0
7Wendell Moore Jr.	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	44-8850.0%	15-3839.5%	24-2692.3%	54	30	4	8	13	17	-	127

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21David RoddySF	25	6-11	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-11	13
13Jaren Jackson Jr.PF	28	7-14	3-4	4-4	2	1	1	1	2	5	-19	21
18Bismack BiyomboC	19	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	4	-12	2
22Desmond BaneSG	36	6-13	4-6	0-0	2	1	0	1	4	5	-23	16
23Derrick RosePG	22	2-7	0-1	2-2	1	7	0	0	1	1	-8	6
5Vince Williams Jr.	17	1-5	1-4	1-2	2	1	0	0	1	1	-8	4
7Santi Aldama	23	2-8	1-3	4-6	10	6	0	1	0	1	-11	9
24Jaylen Nowell	20	3-6	2-4	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	4	-6	8
46John Konchar	16	1-5	1-4	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	1	-13	3
2Xavier Tillman	16	5-8	1-2	1-3	2	0	4	0	0	1	-9	12
0Jacob Gilyard	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Kenneth Lofton Jr.	4	1-3	1-2	2-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	5
8Ziaire Williams	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	37-8643.0%	15-3542.9%	14-1973.7%	28	24	7	4	9	23	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINMEM

(11:55) Jump Ball Jackson Jr. vs. Gobert: Tip to Roddy
(11:45) MISS Jackson Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:42) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) MISS Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:23) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(11:22) MISS Gobert 2' Putback Layup
(11:22) Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (11:22) Gobert Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:22) Jackson Jr. Violation:Defensive Goaltending (C.Washington)
+2 (11:10) Roddy 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Rose 1 AST)
22
(10:54) MISS Gobert 9' Floating Jump Shot
(10:51) Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:46) Bane Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:46) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:37) Gobert 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
42
+3 (10:22) Roddy 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Rose 2 AST)
45
(10:09) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:09) GRIZZLIES Rebound
+2 (9:56) Rose 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
47
(9:45) Biyombo P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kogut)
(9:40) MISS Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:40) Bane BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:37) Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:33) Bane 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Biyombo 1 AST)
49
(9:20) MISS Edwards 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:15) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:10) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:08) Gobert REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (9:07) Gobert 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
69
(8:53) MISS Bane 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:51) Gobert REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(8:36) MISS Conley 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:31) Rose REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:27) MISS Rose 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:24) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:14) Gobert OFF.Foul (P1) (P.Fraher)
(8:14) Gobert Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (8:01) Jackson Jr. 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Rose 3 AST)
611
+2 (7:47) Gobert 19' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
811
+3 (7:33) Bane 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
814
+2 (7:09) Brown Jr. 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1014
(6:54) MISS Jackson Jr. 5' Alley Oop Dunk
(6:54) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:50) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:45) Bane P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)
(6:45) GRIZZLIES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:39) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
1314
(6:29) Bane Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
+3 (6:10) Alexander-Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1614
+2 (5:47) Jackson Jr. 11' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1616
+2 (5:33) Towns 2' Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
1816
(5:19) Alexander-Walker S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
+1 (5:19) Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1817
+1 (5:19) Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1818
(5:07) MISS Brown Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:04) Aldama REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:50) MISS Rose 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:50) Gobert BLOCK (2 BLK)
(4:48) Aldama REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:48) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
(4:48) MISS Aldama Free Throw 1 of 3
(4:48) GRIZZLIES Rebound
(4:48) MISS Aldama Free Throw 2 of 3
(4:48) GRIZZLIES Rebound
+1 (4:48) Aldama Free Throw 3 of 3 (1 PTS)
1819
+3 (4:34) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
2119
+3 (4:16) Williams Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
2122
(4:05) Nowell S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kogut)
(4:05) MISS Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:05) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (4:05) Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2222
(3:50) Towns S.FOUL (P2.T3) (C.Washington)
+1 (3:50) Jackson Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2223
+1 (3:50) Jackson Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2224
(3:34) Alexander-Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:34) Jackson Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(3:28) MISS Nowell 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:24) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:16) Reid 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
2424
(2:56) MISS Jackson Jr. 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(2:54) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:50) Reid 5' Running Layup (4 PTS)
2624
(2:36) Jackson Jr. OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Kogut)
(2:36) Jackson Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:36) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:14) MISS Reid 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:10) Gobert REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
+2 (2:07) Milton 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown Jr. 1 AST)
2824
(1:40) MISS Konchar 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:38) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:36) Reid 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Anderson 3 AST)
3024
(1:15) MISS Williams Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(1:13) Aldama REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:13) MISS Aldama Tip Layup Shot
(1:12) Aldama REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(1:04) MISS Konchar 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:01) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:56) Konchar P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Kogut)
+3 (0:45) Milton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
3324
+3 (0:35) Aldama 27' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Nowell 2 AST)
3327
(0:21) MISS Anderson 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:21) Aldama BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:19) Aldama REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+3 (0:11) Jackson Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Williams Jr. 1 AST)
3330
(0:04) Milton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:04) Konchar STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) Brown Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Kogut)
(0:00) MISS Williams Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:00) GRIZZLIES Rebound
+1 (0:00) Williams Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3331
(0:00) MISS Reid 82' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Konchar BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Timberwolves Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

MEM

127Points103

44-88(50.0%)Field Goal(%)37-86(43.0%)

15-38(39.5%)3-Point(%)15-35(42.9%)

24-26(92.3%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

54(15)Rebounds(Offensive)28(8)

30Assists24

4Steals7

8Blocks4

13Turnovers9

17Fouls23

48Pts In The Paint42

10Fast Break Pts11

13Pts Off Turnovers12

54Bench Pts45

26Largest Lead6

Game Details

Friday, December 8, 2023 · 8:00 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

attendance: 15,577 (86.0%)