Timberwolves-Grizzlies Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Nov 14 2009 1:11AM

Back home following their worst defeat of the season, the Memphis Grizzlies will try to snap a seven-game losing streak Saturday night.

Facing a Minnesota Timberwolves team that's dropped nine in a row could help.

Looking to avoid its worst start since opening 0-13 in 2002-03, Memphis (1-8) returns to FedEx Forum for a two-game homestand following Wednesday's 104-79 loss at Houston.

The Grizzlies trailed by five at halftime but were outscored 31-19 in the third quarter en route to their seventh straight loss since a 115-107 victory over Toronto on Oct. 30.

"(The Rockets) did everything they wanted to do to get the win,'' coach Lionel Hollins said following his team's most lopsided loss since falling by an identical score at Minnesota on March 11. "Their will was stronger than our will."

Memphis lost all three meetings with the Timberwolves in 2008-09 and four straight to them since a 113-101 victory in Minneapolis on April 6, 2008.

With 24 wins or fewer the past three seasons, the Grizzlies were hoping to get a boost with the offseason signing of Allen Iverson, but the 10-time All-Star guard, who averaged 12.3 points in three games as a reserve with his new club, has missed the last three games due to "personal reasons."

The team has not announced when, or if, Iverson will return.

Memphis, though, may have Hasheem Thabeet available Saturday after the rookie center had a ridgeline fracture in his jaw repaired Wednesday. The second overall pick in the 2009 draft was injured in Tuesday's 93-79 loss to Portland following a collision with teammate Zach Randolph.

The extra help up front could be a boost against Minnesota, which will be without forward Al Jefferson for the second straight game. Jefferson, who leads the Timberwolves (1-9) with 15.1 points per game, missed Friday's 89-77 loss to Dallas due to the death of his grandmother on Thursday.

Making his second start of the season, Timberwolves center Ryan Hollins scored five points and grabbed six boards before getting ejected for picking up two technicals in the third quarter.

"(The Mavericks) came out determined at the start of the third quarter and then after Ryan got ejected, they went on these runs,'' said Timberwolves first-year coach Kurt Rambis, whose team has lost nine straight since a season-opening victory over New Jersey on Oct. 28. "This team is just not experienced enough to control those situations.''

Rookie point guard Jonny Flynn had 11 points and Ryan Gomes, Nathan Jawai and Corey Brewer added 10 apiece as Minnesota missed 14 of 17 3-point attempts and shot a season-low 32.6 percent from the field.

The Timberwolves will look to improve that effort against the Grizzlies, who have one of the league's worst defenses - allowing 111.1 points per game with opponents shooting 50.0 percent.

Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay, scoring a career-best 20.7 points, averaged 14.3 on 34.1 percent shooting versus Minnesota in 2008-09.

O.J. Mayo, selected third overall by the Timberwolves in 2008 before getting traded to Memphis in a draft-day deal, averaged 20.3 points and 4.7 assists against Minnesota last season.

The Timberwolves look to avoid their second consecutive 0-5 start on the road.

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Grizzlies pull away in second half for win over T-Wolves

By Marlon W. Morgan, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday November 15, 2009 12:31AM

MEMPHIS (NBA.com exclusive) -- Despite having just one win apiece, the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves each saw Saturday night's game as a chance to put an end to their respective losing streaks.

At 1-8, the Grizzlies were owners of a seven-game losing streak, while the 1-9 Timberwolves had dropped nine in a row. For the Grizzlies, the third quarter usually has been their undoing. But against the Timberwolves, they managed to build a five-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, a lead they built on as they came away with a 97-87 win in front of 10,019 at FedExForum.

"It was a big win for us,'' Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. ``We lost seven in a row, in every which kind of way. This was a team that was struggling like us, which meant that there was an opportunity for one or the other to come away with a win tonight.''

It was a win the Grizzlies said they needed badly in order to start feeling good about themselves again. Despite their losing ways, along with the distraction of Allen Iverson, who remains in Atlanta tending to personal business, the young Grizzlies have managed to keep the right frame of mind, which has been encouraging to Hollins.

But Hollins realized that at some point, wins were gong to be needed to reinforce what he has been teaching them in practice.

"When you're working with trying to instill a certain way with the team, you have to get wins sometimes so that they believe in the system, and in themselves,'' Hollins said. "I told them at practice that we were in a pit and needed to scratch and claw our way out of it. Well, we had to scratch and claw tonight.''

Second-year guard O.J. Mayo said it's time now for the Grizzlies to start a new kind of streak - a winning one.

"Why not?'' he said. "We've got one more at home. We played good tonight, good enough to win. We'll come back Wednesday against the Clippers. We played them tough at their place on the last (road game) of five of seven. We get a few days off to get some energy and get another win and keep building on it.''

It was the Timberwolves, playing without Al Jefferson (personal reasons) and Kevin Love (broken hand), that came out as if they were about to rediscover the feeling of winning. Minnesota scored on seven of its first nine shot attempts to build a 15-7 lead. But a 12-2 run, sparked by the energy of rookie Sam Young off the bench, enabled the Grizzlies to take their first lead of the game at 19-17.

For the remainder of the half, neither team managed to lead by more than four points. They headed into the locker rooms knotted at 45.

Ryan Gomes scored the first two baskets of the second half for Minnesota as the Grizzlies appeared headed for yet another disastrous third quarter. They had won just one third quarter this season, and had been outscored by at least seven points in the third period in six of their nine games. But this time they outscored the Timberwolves 23-18 to lead 68-63 heading into the fourth.

"We really needed to have a lot of energy,'' Mayo said. "They kind of scared me at first, I think they scored on their first three possessions. But we did a good job of bouncing back. We had some fastbreak points to get some easy buckets, and we made some stops.''

The Grizzlies converted three three-point plays in the midst of a 15-6 run to start the fourth quarter as they built an 83-69 lead, their biggest of the game. Minnesota pulled to within 87-80, but the Grizzlies re-focused and held on for the win.

The Grizzlies got 19 points apiece from Mayo and Rudy Gay, while center Marc Gasol chipped in with 17 on 8-for-8 shooting, while tying a career-high with 16 rebounds. Young had a career-high 15 points.

"Now that we've got the feeling back of what it takes to win games, we've got to try to mimic that every night,'' point guard Mike Conley said. ``We've got to come out and be able to play the second half like we do the first half. We normally play very well coming out the gate. If we do that, we have a chance to get a lot of wins here.''

Corey Brewer had 16 for the Timberwolves, who also got 15 each from Gomes and Ryan Hollins. First-year Minnesota coach Kurt Rambis said his team is also trying to learn what it takes to win.

"Part of it is understanding that even though they are talented ballplayers, things they do correctly allows them to have success not only as individuals, but as a team as well,'' Rambis said. "I'm trying to educate the guys so that they can become better players individually.''

After taking Sunday off, the Grizzlies will have two days to work in newly signed free-agent point guard Jamaal Tinsley, who signed a one-year contract with the team prior to Saturday's game. Tinsley, a 31-year-old veteran who has not played since the 2007-08 season, will compete with Conley for the starting position.

Conley, who had 10 points and seven assists, said he's used to it after dealing with Iverson, who complained over not starting the three games in his return from a hamstring injury.

"I've heard it all this year, people coming in at my position,'' Conley said. "So it's not any different. I'm just going out and trying to make things better. (Tinsley's) a veteran guy. He's been around the league and he's been on a lot of winning teams. I've known him for awhile so it's kind of cool to have him on the team.''

• Timberwolves: Blount, Jefferson, Love
• Grizzlies: Arthur, Jaric, Tinsley

• Timberwolves: --
• Grizzlies: --

• Lead Changes: 10
• Times Tied: 16

• Arena: FedExForum, Memphis, TN
• Officials: #45 Joe Forte, #34 Marc Davis, #64 Eli Roe
• Attendance: 10019
• Duration: 2:11

Minnesota Timberwolves (7-29)		Memphis Grizzlies (17-16)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Gasol vs Hollins (Mayo gains possession)
	11:43	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
	11:41	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:36	Conley 3pt Shot: Missed
Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:35
Gomes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gay (1 ST)	11:20
	11:14 [MEM 2-0]	Conley Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brewer Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hollins (1 AST)	10:59 [MIN 2-2]
	10:40 [MEM 4-2]	Gay Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gomes Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	10:17
	09:59	Gay Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:56
Flynn Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)	09:53
	09:34	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:33
Hollins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jawai (1 AST)	09:16 [MIN 4-4]
	08:57	Conley Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Hollins Running Bank shot: Missed	08:43
Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:42
Hollins Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:42 [MIN 6-4]
Hollins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:26
	08:26	Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:26	Team Rebound
	08:26 [MEM 5-6]	Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Brewer Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:10 [MIN 8-5]
	08:04	Mayo Jump Shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:58
Flynn Jump Shot: Missed	07:52
	07:46	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:35 [MEM 7-8]	Conley Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gomes Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:26 [MIN 10-7]
	07:07	Gay Layup Shot: Missed
Gomes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:06
	07:01	Mayo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Brewer Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hollins (2 AST)	06:56 [MIN 12-7]
	06:36	Gasol Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	06:24	Mayo Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:24	Mayo Substitution replaced by Young
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:18 [MIN 14-7]
	06:18	Young Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	06:18 [MIN 15-7]
	06:14	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:06	Young Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	06:04	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Jawai Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:04
	05:54 [MEM 9-15]	Young Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Flynn Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)	05:27
	05:19 [MEM 11-15]	Young Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gomes Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Randolph (1 ST)	05:10
	04:56	Young Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	04:56	Young Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	04:56	Young Substitution replaced by Carroll
Gomes Jump Shot: Missed	04:45
	04:43	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Hollins Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:30
Hollins Substitution replaced by Pecherov	04:30
	04:24 [MEM 13-15]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Pecherov Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Flynn (1 AST)	04:08 [MIN 17-13]
	03:54 [MEM 15-17]	Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Randolph (1 AST)
Pecherov Jump Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:38	Carroll Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:20 [MEM 17-17]	Carroll Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gay (1 AST)
Flynn Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	02:55
Flynn Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	02:55
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
Jawai Substitution replaced by Sessions	02:55
Flynn Substitution replaced by Cardinal	02:55
	02:30 [MEM 19-17]	Conley Step Back Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
	02:11	Carroll Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	02:04
Sessions Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:03
Gomes Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Sessions (1 AST)	01:58 [MIN 19-19]
Gomes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:43
	01:43	Conley Substitution replaced by Williams
	01:43 [MEM 20-19]	Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:43 [MEM 21-19]	Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Brewer Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Sessions (2 AST)	01:31 [MIN 21-21]
	01:18	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
	01:17	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	01:10	Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Cardinal (1 ST)
Pecherov Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:00 [MIN 23-21]
	00:48.7 [MEM 23-23]	Gay Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Pecherov 3pt Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:39.9	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Pecherov Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:36.4
	00:36.4 [MEM 24-23]	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:36.4	Gasol Substitution replaced by Hunter
	00:36.4 [MEM 25-23]	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Brewer Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:28.9
	00:25.5	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:03.8	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Pecherov Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:01.9
Sessions 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Minnesota Timberwolves (7-29)		Memphis Grizzlies (17-16)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Pavlovic Jump Shot: Missed	11:46
	11:44	Hunter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:24	Gay 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:22	Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:09	Carroll Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Pavlovic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Sessions (3 AST)	11:04 [MIN 25-25]
Brewer Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:54
	10:54	Gay Substitution replaced by Mayo
	10:48	Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:44
Brewer Layup Shot: Missed	10:40
	10:35	Hunter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:19	Carroll Jump Shot: Missed
Sessions Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:17
Cardinal Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Sessions (4 AST)	10:11 [MIN 27-25]
	09:58	Mayo Jump Shot: Missed
Pecherov Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:56
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:41	Mayo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:34	Randolph Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Sessions Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:29
Pecherov Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Sessions (5 AST)	09:27 [MIN 29-25]
	09:18	Team Timeout : Regular
Brewer Substitution replaced by Ellington	09:18
	09:18	Randolph Substitution replaced by Gasol
	09:05	Gasol Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Pecherov Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:56
Pecherov Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:56
	08:56	Hunter Substitution replaced by Young
	08:53	Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Pecherov 3pt Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:44	Mayo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:22	Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed
Pecherov Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:21
Sessions Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:08
	08:05	Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:50	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Pecherov Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:49
Sessions Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Carroll (1 ST)	07:43
	07:25 [MEM 27-29]	Mayo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Pavlovic Jump Shot: Missed	07:15
	07:12	Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:08 [MEM 29-29]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Pecherov Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:46 [MIN 31-29]
	06:20 [MEM 31-31]	Young Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
	06:05	Carroll Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pecherov Substitution replaced by Jawai	06:05
	06:05	Williams Substitution replaced by Conley
Sessions Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:05
Team Rebound	06:05
	06:05	Carroll Substitution replaced by Gay
Sessions Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:05 [MIN 32-31]
	05:51 [MEM 33-32]	Gay Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Mayo (1 AST)
Timeout : Official	05:42
Cardinal Substitution replaced by Gomes	05:42
	05:35	Conley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Sessions Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	05:35 [MIN 33-33]
Ellington Substitution replaced by Flynn	05:35
Sessions Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:35
	05:34	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:22	Gay Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gomes (1 ST)
Sessions Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:17 [MIN 35-33]
	05:05	Gasol Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	05:05	Gasol Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Pavlovic Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:55 [MIN 37-33]
	04:36	Gay Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed	04:25
	04:23	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:18	Mayo Jump Shot: Missed
	04:17	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	04:16 [MEM 35-37]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Sessions Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:59 [MIN 39-35]
	03:41 [MEM 37-39]	Gay Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Pavlovic Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:14	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	03:11 [MEM 39-39]	Young Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Conley (1 AST)
Gomes Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Sessions (6 AST)	02:55 [MIN 41-39]
	02:38 [MEM 42-41]	Mayo 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Conley (2 AST)
Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed	02:16
	02:15	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Pavlovic Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	02:06
Team Timeout : Regular	02:06
	02:06 [MEM 43-41]	Mayo Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
	01:58	Mayo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gomes (2 ST)
Flynn Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Sessions (7 AST)	01:54 [MIN 43-43]
Gomes Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:40
Gomes Substitution replaced by Cardinal	01:40
Sessions Substitution replaced by Brewer	01:40
	01:40	Young Substitution replaced by Randolph
	01:33	Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Jawai (1 ST)
Flynn Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gay (1 BLK)	01:27
Pavlovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:25
Jawai Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pavlovic (1 AST)	01:22 [MIN 45-43]
	01:04	Randolph Layup Shot: Missed Block: Flynn (1 BLK)
Jawai Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:02
Flynn Layup Shot: Missed	00:54.9
	00:52.9	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	00:45.9	Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed
Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:40.9
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	00:25.9
	00:24.6	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	00:04.3 [MEM 45-45]	Gasol Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gay (2 AST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Minnesota Timberwolves (7-29)		Memphis Grizzlies (17-16)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Hollins Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:42 [MIN 47-45]
	11:16	Conley 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:15	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	11:09	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
	11:08	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:00	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
Gomes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:59
Gomes Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hollins (3 AST)	10:39 [MIN 49-45]
	10:26 [MEM 47-49]	Gay Running Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Brewer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	10:01
	09:59	Mayo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:57	Mayo Layup Shot: Missed
	09:53	Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:51	Mayo Layup Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:50
Gomes Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)	09:39
	09:35 [MEM 49-49]	Mayo Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gay (3 AST)
Flynn Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jawai (2 AST)	09:16 [MIN 51-49]
	08:57 [MEM 51-51]	Gay Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Flynn Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:31
	08:31	Team Rebound
Jawai Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	08:31
	08:20 [MEM 53-51]	Mayo Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Conley (3 AST)
Flynn Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Mayo (1 ST)	07:59
	07:54 [MEM 55-51]	Gay Slam Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Conley (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:54
Gomes 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	07:31 [MIN 54-55]
	07:13	Randolph Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Gomes 3pt Shot: Missed	07:01
	06:59	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Hollins Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:55
	06:55 [MEM 56-54]	Mayo Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	06:55	Mayo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gomes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:52
Flynn Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:37 [MIN 56-56]
	06:18	Gay 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:16	Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:12	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:10
Flynn Jump Shot: Missed	06:05
	06:02	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	05:58 [MEM 58-56]	Mayo Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gay (4 AST)
Flynn Substitution replaced by Sessions	05:37
	05:34	Conley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Sessions Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:34
Team Rebound	05:34
Sessions Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:34 [MIN 57-58]
Sessions Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:21
	05:14 [MEM 61-57]	Mayo 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Conley (5 AST)
Gomes Turnover : 3 Second Violation (5 TO)	04:59
	04:39	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:38
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:17	Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:09	Randolph Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Jawai Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:07
Sessions Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Conley (1 ST)	04:00
Sessions Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:57
	03:57	Conley Substitution replaced by Williams
	03:57 [MEM 62-57]	Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Jawai Substitution replaced by Pecherov	03:57
	03:57 [MEM 63-57]	Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Brewer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:43
	03:41	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	03:32	Mayo Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Pecherov 3pt Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:27	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)
	03:19	Gay 3pt Shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:18
Gomes Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed	03:08
	03:05	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Brewer Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:54
	02:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:54	Gay Substitution replaced by Carroll
Gomes Substitution replaced by Pavlovic	02:54
Brewer Substitution replaced by Ellington	02:54
	02:54 [MEM 64-57]	Mayo Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	02:54	Mayo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	02:50	Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:50 [MEM 66-57]	Randolph Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Pavlovic 3pt Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:27	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)
	02:07	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Pavlovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:06
	01:55	Gasol Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Pecherov Substitution replaced by Cardinal	01:55
Sessions Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:48 [MIN 59-66]
	01:34	Gasol Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	01:34	Gasol Turnover : Foul (6 TO)
	01:34	Randolph Substitution replaced by Young
Pavlovic Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:24 [MIN 61-66]
	01:05 [MEM 68-61]	Young Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Hollins Jump Shot: Missed	00:47.9
Team Rebound	00:46.4
Hollins Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Sessions (8 AST)	00:33.1 [MIN 63-68]
	00:18.9	Young 3pt Shot: Missed
Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:15.9
Cardinal 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.0	Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 3rd Quarter
Minnesota Timberwolves (7-29)		Memphis Grizzlies (17-16)
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	11:48 [MEM 70-63]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Ellington Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:48
	11:48 [MEM 71-63]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Sessions Floating Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	11:32 [MIN 65-71]
	11:08	Young Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:05
Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed	10:49
	10:47	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:24 [MEM 73-65]	Carroll Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Sessions Floating Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	10:10 [MIN 67-73]
	09:51 [MEM 75-67]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Cardinal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:51
	09:51 [MEM 76-67]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Pavlovic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	09:34
	09:31	Gay Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:31	Gay Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Ellington Substitution replaced by Gomes	09:31
Pavlovic Substitution replaced by Brewer	09:31
Cardinal Jump Shot: Missed	09:11
	09:10	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:11)
	09:05	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Cardinal (2 ST)
Gomes 3pt Shot: Missed	08:58
Hollins Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:57
Gomes Turnover : 3 Second Violation (6 TO)	08:51
	08:51	Timeout : Official
Hollins Substitution replaced by Jawai	08:51
Sessions Substitution replaced by Flynn	08:51
	08:38	Young Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	08:38	Young Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Brewer Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:26
	08:23	Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:22 [MEM 78-67]	Young Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Carroll (1 AST)
Gomes Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:22
	08:22	Gasol Substitution replaced by Hunter
	08:22 [MEM 79-67]	Young Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
	08:14	Gay Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Flynn Turnover : Traveling (5 TO)	08:07
	07:50	Young Running Bank shot: Missed
	07:50	Hunter Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Jawai Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	07:50
	07:34	Hunter Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	07:31
Brewer Running Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)	07:25 [MIN 69-79]
	07:06	Gay Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:57	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:55 [MEM 81-69]	Young Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Gay (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:54
Jawai Substitution replaced by Hollins	06:54
Cardinal Substitution replaced by Pavlovic	06:54
	06:54	Williams Substitution replaced by Conley
Flynn Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:45
	06:42	Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:32 [MEM 83-69]	Conley Running Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Pavlovic Jump Shot: Missed	06:16
Gomes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:14
Gomes Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	06:12 [MIN 71-83]
	05:49	Carroll Jump Shot: Missed
Gomes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:47
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hunter (1 BLK)	05:29
	05:26	Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:23	Carroll Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pavlovic (1 BLK)
Hollins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:20
Flynn Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:15 [MIN 73-83]
	04:56	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:54
Pavlovic 3pt Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:37	Hunter Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:36	Young Substitution replaced by Gasol
	04:36	Hunter Substitution replaced by Mayo
	04:23 [MEM 85-73]	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Conley (6 AST)
	04:11	Gasol Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Pavlovic Substitution replaced by Sessions	04:11
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	04:05
	04:01	Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:41 [MEM 87-73]	Gasol Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Gay (6 AST)
Gomes Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	03:16
Gomes Turnover : Foul (7 TO)	03:16
	02:59	Conley 3pt Shot: Missed
Gomes Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:58
Brewer Running Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:53 [MIN 75-87]
	02:53	Gasol Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	02:53 [MIN 76-87]
	02:35	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:32
Sessions Layup Shot: Missed	02:28
Team Rebound	02:28
	02:28	Gasol Foul : Loose Ball (6 PF)
	02:28	Gasol Substitution replaced by Randolph
Gomes Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:23 [MIN 78-87]
	02:07	Conley Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:04
Flynn Floating Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:59 [MIN 80-87]
	01:39 [MEM 89-80]	Carroll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Conley (7 AST)
Sessions Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	01:29
	01:25	Randolph Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Brewer Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	01:21
Brewer Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:21
	01:21	Team Timeout : Short
	01:00	Carroll Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:00	Randolph Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	01:00 [MEM 91-80]	Randolph Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Flynn Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO)	00:47.5
	00:26.9	Conley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Sessions (1 ST)
Hollins Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Flynn (2 AST)	00:23.2 [MIN 82-91]
	00:23.2	Gay Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Hollins Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	00:23.2 [MIN 83-91]
Flynn Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:21.8
	00:21.8 [MEM 92-83]	Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	00:21.8 [MEM 93-83]	Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:21.8
Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed	00:17.9
Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:15.9
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Mayo (2 ST)	00:10.6
	00:08.9 [MEM 95-83]	Mayo Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Hollins Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Flynn (3 AST)	00:07.7 [MIN 85-95]
Hollins Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:06.5
	00:06.5 [MEM 96-85]	Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:06.5 [MEM 97-85]	Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:06.5
	00:06.5	Randolph Substitution replaced by Young
Hollins Turnaround Bank shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)	00:03.3 [MIN 87-97]
End of 4th Quarter

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