Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Apr 26, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	31	24	30	24	109
MEM	28	25	21	37	111

Game Recap

After Anthony Edwards tied the game with 3.7 seconds remaining, Ja Morant made a driving layup with 1.0 second remaining in regulation to lift the No. two seed Grizzlies over the No. seven seed Timberwolves in Game five, 111-109. Morant finished with 30 points (18 in the 4th quarter), nine assists and a Playoff career-high 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, while Desmond Bane added 25 points in the victory. Karl-Anthony Towns (28 points, 12 rebounds) and Anthony Edwards (22 points) combined for 50 points for the Timberwolves. The Grizzlies lead this best-of-seven First Round series 3-2, with Game six taking place on Friday, April 29.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	34	8-20	3-9	3-4	1	0	0	0	1	5	-2	22
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	22	3-5	0-0	0-0	10	0	1	1	2	1	-10	6
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	34	7-15	5-7	9-9	12	1	3	2	7	5	-3	28
22Patrick BeverleySG	27	3-6	1-3	2-3	3	6	1	1	5	6	+1	9
0D'Angelo RussellPG	38	4-10	2-4	2-3	2	8	2	0	4	3	-3	12
3Jaden McDaniels	17	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	2	0	3	+13	3
5Malik Beasley	14	3-8	1-3	1-1	6	0	0	0	2	0	-1	8
11Naz Reid	13	4-7	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	2	+1	9
6Jordan McLaughlin	17	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	4	2	0	0	2	0	2
12Taurean Prince	18	3-8	0-3	4-4	3	3	0	0	1	2	-6	10
9Leandro Bolmaro	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Greg Monroe	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jaylen Nowell	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Josh Okogie	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8344.6%	14-3342.4%	21-2487.5%	42	23	9	7	22	29	-	109

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Dillon BrooksSF	35	3-18	1-10	1-2	4	4	1	0	2	1	+8	8
13Jaren Jackson Jr.PF	17	4-9	1-3	3-5	5	1	0	2	2	6	-2	12
2Xavier TillmanC	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	-6	2
22Desmond BaneSG	44	9-20	3-8	4-4	4	1	2	3	2	3	+3	25
12Ja MorantPG	44	9-22	1-4	11-17	13	9	3	0	5	3	+6	30
15Brandon Clarke	36	9-14	0-0	3-7	15	3	0	1	1	2	0	21
8Ziaire Williams	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Kyle Anderson	17	3-3	0-0	2-2	5	0	2	1	0	2	-6	8
21Tyus Jones	20	1-3	1-3	2-2	3	5	2	0	3	2	+12	5
46John Konchar	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-5	0
4Steven Adams	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Jarrett Culver	— did not play —												— did not play —
0De'Anthony Melton	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	39-9441.5%	7-2825.0%	26-3966.7%	53	24	10	7	16	19	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINMEM

(11:56) Jump Ball J. Jackson Jr. vs. K. Towns: Tip to J. Morant
+3 (11:42) D. Bane 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Brooks 1 AST)
03
(11:29) J. Vanderbilt bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (11:24) X. Tillman cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Morant 1 AST)
05
(11:06) MISS P. Beverley 25' 3PT
(11:03) D. Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:51) MISS D. Bane 15' pullup Shot
(10:47) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:47) MISS J. Jackson Jr. tip Layup
(10:46) J. Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:41) D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:25) MISS X. Tillman cutting finger roll Layup
(10:23) J. Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:08) A. Edwards driving Layup (2 PTS)
25
+2 (10:00) D. Bane driving Layup (5 PTS)
27
(10:00) K. Towns shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Bane 1 FT)
+1 (10:00) D. Bane Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
28
(9:45) MISS K. Towns cutting finger roll Layup
(9:42) X. Tillman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:35) J. Jackson Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Morant 2 AST)
211
(9:10) J. Vanderbilt 3-second-violation TURNOVER (2 TO)
(8:57) J. Jackson Jr. offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(8:57) J. Jackson Jr. offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:46) P. Beverley bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:37) K. Towns shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Morant 2 FT)
(8:37) MISS J. Morant Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:37) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:37) MISS J. Morant Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:35) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(8:34) MISS J. Jackson Jr. 6' putback DUNK
(8:32) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (8:32) J. Jackson Jr. putback DUNK (5 PTS)
213
(8:32) MIN Timeout
+3 (8:14) P. Beverley 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
513
(8:14) J. Jackson Jr. shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Beverley 1 FT)
+1 (8:14) P. Beverley Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
613
(8:01) D. Bane bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (7:50) K. Towns 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
913
(7:34) MISS D. Brooks 3PT
(7:31) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:11) MISS A. Edwards 25' pullup 3PT
(7:07) J. Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:07) J. Morant offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(7:07) J. Morant offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (6:57) K. Towns driving DUNK (5 PTS) (D. Russell 3 AST)
1113
(6:45) MISS J. Morant driving finger roll Layup
(6:42) B. Clarke REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:42) B. Clarke tip Layup (2 PTS)
1115
(6:26) MISS K. Towns driving Layup - blocked
(6:26) D. Bane BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:23) B. Clarke REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:17) MISS D. Brooks driving Layup - blocked
(6:17) J. McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:15) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:07) K. Towns lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (5:54) B. Clarke alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Morant 3 AST)
1117
+3 (5:32) D. Russell 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (P. Beverley 1 AST)
1417
(5:19) MISS J. Morant 11' driving floating Shot
(5:18) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:09) D. Russell 28' 3PT step back (6 PTS)
1717
(5:08) MEM Timeout
(4:54) J. Morant bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(4:54) K. Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(4:45) MISS D. Russell 10' pullup Shot
(4:42) B. Clarke REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:31) MISS D. Brooks 6' driving floating Shot
(4:27) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:21) A. Edwards driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
1917
(4:02) J. McDaniels personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:55) A. Edwards shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Morant 2 FT)
(3:55) MISS J. Morant Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:55) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (3:55) J. Morant Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1918
(3:46) MISS A. Edwards 25' step back 3PT
(3:43) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:38) J. McDaniels personal FOUL (2 PF) (Anderson 2 FT)
+1 (3:38) K. Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1919
+1 (3:38) K. Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1920
+3 (3:22) J. McDaniels 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Russell 4 AST)
2220
(3:12) MISS B. Clarke floating Shot
(3:09) B. Clarke REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (3:09) B. Clarke tip Layup (6 PTS)
2222
(2:51) MISS A. Edwards cutting Layup
(2:47) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:46) MISS D. Brooks 25' running 3PT
(2:41) M. Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:34) D. Russell bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(2:34) K. Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
(2:31) MISS Z. Williams running alley-oop DUNK
(2:28) M. Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:25) N. Reid 3PT running (3 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)
2522
+2 (2:17) D. Brooks driving reverse Layup (2 PTS)
2524
(1:54) A. Edwards lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:54) J. Morant STEAL (1 STL)
(1:49) MISS Z. Williams running Layup - blocked
(1:49) J. McDaniels BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:44) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:43) MISS M. Beasley step back 3PT
(1:42) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (1:26) B. Clarke cutting DUNK (8 PTS) (J. Morant 4 AST)
2526
+2 (1:15) N. Reid cutting DUNK (5 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 1 AST)
2726
+2 (0:50) D. Bane 22' step back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (B. Clarke 1 AST)
2728
+3 (0:32) M. Beasley 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 2 AST)
3028
(0:13) MISS D. Bane 24' 3PT
(0:09) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:09) B. Clarke loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:03) D. Bane shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
(0:03) MISS A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:03) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:03) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
3128
(0:00) T. Jones lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:00) J. McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

MEM

109Points111

37-83(44.6%)Field Goal(%)39-94(41.5%)

14-33(42.4%)3-Point(%)7-28(25.0%)

21-24(87.5%)Free Throw(%)26-39(66.7%)

42(6)Rebounds(Offensive)53(18)

23Assists24

9Steals10

7Blocks7

22Turnovers16

29Fouls19

38Pts In The Paint62

10Fast Break Pts19

17Pts Off Turnovers23

32Bench Pts34

13Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 · 7:30 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

attendance: 17,794 (98.2%)

tv: TNT