With the score tied at 106 apiece, Justin Holiday knocked down a pair of free
throws with 0.1 seconds left in the game to help the Memphis Grizzlies defeat
the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night in FedExForum. The Grizzlies
improved to 22-33 on the season and 13-14 at home. The Timberwolves dropped to
25-28 on the year and are now 8-18 on the road. Memphis now leads the season
series 2-1. The Grizzlies also recorded their third wire-to-wire victory of the
season.
Entering the fourth quarter up by just two, Memphis started the quarter with a
9-0 run from 10:57 to 7:34 (3:23 run) to push the lead to 94-83. The
Timberwolves went on 7-0 run late in the quarter, capped by a Towns dunk, to
bring the game back to within two at 106-104 with 1:19 left in the game. Conley
committed just his second turnover of the night to give Minnesota the ball with
25.8 seconds left. Towns connected on both free throws after getting fouled with
15.7 remaining to tie the game at 106-106, marking the first tie of the game.
Conley created space and got a clean look from three and missed, but Holiday was
fouled as he corralled in the rebound, sending him to the line with just 0.1
seconds left.
Mike Conley led Memphis with 25 points while dishing out a game-high nine
assists. Conley has scored at least 20 points in 31 games so far this year.
Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 23 points, six rebounds and a couple blocks.
It’s the 10th time the rookie has eclipsed the 20-point mark this season. In his
first start this season, Ivan Rabb scored a career-high 19 points to go with 11
rebounds and a pair of steals. Rabb now has three double-doubles on the
campaign. Justin Holiday was just shy of a double-double, finishing with 17
points and nine rebounds. Holiday has scored 15 or more points in three
consecutive games. In his first career start, Julian Washburn chipped in with
seven points and four boards.
Minnesota outshot Memphis overall, going 39-for-87 (.448) from the floor while
the Grizzlies were 36-for-86 (.419). The Grizzlies had more success from the
perimeter though, making 15-of-34 (.441) three-pointers compared to 9-of-29
(.310) triples for the Timberwolves. The Grizzlies forced the Timberwolves into
17 turnovers, scoring 25 points off the giveaways, while committing eight
turnovers of their own, which led to 10 points for Minnesota. The Timberwolves
outrebounded the Grizzlies 55-39 for the game, leading to a 26-16 advantage in
second chance points. Minnesota made 19-of-20 (.950) free throws while Memphis
finished 21-of-29 (.724).
Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his 35th double-double of the season, leading all
scorers with 26 points and 18 rebounds. Towns also made all 10 of his free throw
attempts in the game. Dario Saric came off the bench to supply a season-high 22
points along with seven rebounds. Luol Deng also scored a season-high off the
bench, finishing with 18 points (8-10 FG).
The Timberwolves outscored Memphis 29-19 in the third quarter on 13-of-25 (.520)
shooting, but only managed to make 1-of-11 (.091) threes. The Grizzlies shot
just 7-for-22 (.318) in the quarter, and were outrebounded 19-8 by Minnesota.
The Timberwolves went on a 13-2 run over the last 3:31 of the third to trim the
Grizzlies lead to 85-83.
Memphis went 21-for-43 (.488) in the first half, and tied their season-high for
three-pointers made in a half by knocking down 10-of-17 (.588) treys. The
Timberwolves sank all 15 of their free throw attempts in the half, marking the
best percentage at the line in a half by a Grizzlies opponent, while the
Grizzlies were 14-for-18 (.778) from the charity stripe. Conley had 16
first-half points and tied a season-high for threes made in a half by a
Grizzlies player, going 5-for-7 (.714) from beyond the arc.
The Grizzlies kicked off the game with a 23-4 run that lasted from 11:38 to 5:09
(6:29 run), with all five starters scoring during the stretch. The Grizzlies
went 11-for-24 (4-8 3P) in the quarter, while holding the Timberwolves to
7-for-19 (1-2 3P) shooting. Memphis jumped the passing lanes well, forcing six
Minnesota turnovers (five steals) and converting them into 11 points. Wiggins
tipped his own shot back in with 0.1 seconds left, but Holiday, Rabb and Jackson
Jr. all scored eight points in the opening quarter to put the Grizzlies up
31-19.
Minnesota improved in the second quarter, going 10-for-20 (.500) overall and
4-for-8 (.500) from deep as the Timberwolves went on a 10-2 run midway through
the period to cut the Grizzlies’ lead to 43-41. Conley caught fire in the
quarter, scoring 13 points (4-5 3P) and hitting three treys in the final 50
seconds to help the Grizzlies lead 66-54 at halftime.
The Grizzlies will face one of the three teams they have yet to play this season
on Thursday, February 7 when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder inside
Chesapeake Energy Arena at 7 p.m. CT. Tune in to FOX Sports Southeast presented
by Pinnacle Financial Partners or listen on 92.9 FM ESPN to follow the action.
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