May 5, 2021 - Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves

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5/5/2021 Minnesota v. Memphis Game Preview

	Memphis Grizzlies	(26-24, 14-10 away)
	Minnesota Timberwolves	(13-40, 8-17 home)

May 5, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Season Series - Memphis leads 2-0

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 13, 2021	Memphis	Minnesota	118 - 107	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 15, 2021	Memphis	Minnesota	0 - 0	-	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 2, 2021	Minnesota	Memphis	108 - 120	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
May 5, 2021	Memphis	Minnesota	-	-	Regular Season	Target Center

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Memphis	50	48.3	42.8	91.8	.466	11.0	30.7	.358	16.2	20.8	.776	13.5	18.7	11.2	35.1	46.3	26.9	9.5	4.5	112.9
Minnesota	53	48.4	40.3	91.2	.442	12.6	36.3	.347	17.1	22.0	.775	14.2	21.1	10.4	32.5	42.9	25.0	8.8	5.5	110.3
MEM Opponents	50	48.3	40.7	87.3	.466	13.0	35.3	.367	17.2	22.1	.778	15.3	18.3	9.1	34.9	44.0	25.3	7.9	5.5	111.5
MIN Opponents	53	48.4	43.1	89.3	.483	12.5	32.1	.390	19.0	24.0	.794	15.2	19.4	10.2	36.3	46.5	26.5	7.4	5.8	117.7

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Apr 2, 2021	Minnesota	Memphis	108 - 120	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 15, 2021	Memphis	Minnesota	0 - 0	-	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 13, 2021	Memphis	Minnesota	118 - 107	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 7, 2020	Minnesota	Memphis	112 - 119	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Dec 1, 2019	Memphis	Minnesota	115 - 107	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 6, 2019	Minnesota	Memphis	121 - 137	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Mar 23, 2019	Minnesota	Memphis	112 - 99	Minnesota	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 5, 2019	Minnesota	Memphis	106 - 108	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 30, 2019	Memphis	Minnesota	97 - 99	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 18, 2018	Memphis	Minnesota	100 - 87	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 9, 2018	Memphis	Minnesota	94 - 113	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 26, 2018	Memphis	Minnesota	101 - 93	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Dec 4, 2017	Minnesota	Memphis	92 - 95	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 4, 2017	Memphis	Minnesota	107 - 99	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 19, 2016	Minnesota	Memphis	71 - 93	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Nov 1, 2016	Memphis	Minnesota	80 - 116	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Oct 26, 2016	Minnesota	Memphis	98 - 102	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Mar 16, 2016	Minnesota	Memphis	114 - 108	Minnesota	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 19, 2016	Minnesota	Memphis	104 - 109	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 23, 2016	Memphis	Minnesota	101 - 106	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 15, 2015	Memphis	Minnesota	114 - 106	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 28, 2015	Memphis	Minnesota	101 - 97	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 6, 2015	Memphis	Minnesota	89 - 90	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Oct 29, 2014	Minnesota	Memphis	101 - 105	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Apr 2, 2014	Memphis	Minnesota	88 - 102	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 24, 2014	Minnesota	Memphis	92 - 109	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 31, 2014	Memphis	Minnesota	94 - 90	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Dec 15, 2013	Minnesota	Memphis	101 - 93	Minnesota	Regular Season	FedExForum
Mar 30, 2013	Memphis	Minnesota	99 - 86	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 18, 2013	Minnesota	Memphis	77 - 92	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 10, 2013	Minnesota	Memphis	88 - 105	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Apr 17, 2012	Memphis	Minnesota	91 - 84	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 27, 2012	Minnesota	Memphis	86 - 93	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 8, 2012	Minnesota	Memphis	80 - 85	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 4, 2012	Memphis	Minnesota	90 - 86	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 2, 2011	Minnesota	Memphis	89 - 106	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 23, 2011	Memphis	Minnesota	104 - 95	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 2, 2011	Memphis	Minnesota	102 - 84	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Oct 30, 2010	Minnesota	Memphis	89 - 109	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 6, 2010	Memphis	Minnesota	102 - 109	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 15, 2010	Minnesota	Memphis	110 - 135	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Dec 2, 2009	Memphis	Minnesota	97 - 95	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 14, 2009	Minnesota	Memphis	87 - 97	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Mar 11, 2009	Memphis	Minnesota	79 - 104	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 6, 2009	Minnesota	Memphis	94 - 87	Minnesota	Regular Season	FedExForum
Dec 29, 2008	Memphis	Minnesota	98 - 108	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 12, 2008	Minnesota	Memphis	114 - 105	Minnesota	Regular Season	FedExForum
Apr 6, 2008	Memphis	Minnesota	113 - 101	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 19, 2008	Memphis	Minnesota	94 - 98	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Dec 1, 2007	Minnesota	Memphis	80 - 109	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Apr 18, 2007	Memphis	Minnesota	116 - 94	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 9, 2007	Minnesota	Memphis	97 - 105	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 12, 2007	Minnesota	Memphis	116 - 110	Minnesota	Regular Season	FedExForum
Apr 19, 2006	Memphis	Minnesota	102 - 92	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 11, 2006	Minnesota	Memphis	76 - 92	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 26, 2006	Memphis	Minnesota	99 - 105	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 25, 2006	Minnesota	Memphis	87 - 107	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Mar 18, 2005	Minnesota	Memphis	83 - 88	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Feb 8, 2005	Minnesota	Memphis	96 - 108	Memphis	Regular Season	FedExForum
Jan 1, 2005	Memphis	Minnesota	104 - 95	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 26, 2004	Memphis	Minnesota	90 - 115	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 14, 2004	Minnesota	Memphis	107 - 90	Minnesota	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Apr 4, 2004	Memphis	Minnesota	82 - 90	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 8, 2004	Memphis	Minnesota	99 - 98	Memphis	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 28, 2003	Minnesota	Memphis	102 - 98	Minnesota	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Apr 16, 2003	Minnesota	Memphis	95 - 87	Minnesota	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Mar 18, 2003	Memphis	Minnesota	80 - 96	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 19, 2002	Memphis	Minnesota	106 - 110	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 15, 2002	Minnesota	Memphis	99 - 95	Minnesota	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Apr 3, 2002	Memphis	Minnesota	81 - 92	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 21, 2002	Minnesota	Memphis	95 - 93	Minnesota	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Dec 6, 2001	Minnesota	Memphis	105 - 80	Minnesota	Regular Season	Pyramid Arena
Nov 2, 2001	Memphis	Minnesota	102 - 111	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 10, 2001	Minnesota	Vancouver	104 - 91	Minnesota	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Feb 18, 2001	Vancouver	Minnesota	110 - 102	Vancouver	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 21, 2001	Minnesota	Vancouver	96 - 94	Minnesota	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Nov 22, 2000	Vancouver	Minnesota	100 - 101	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 14, 2000	Minnesota	Vancouver	104 - 94	Minnesota	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Feb 18, 2000	Vancouver	Minnesota	91 - 103	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 27, 1999	Vancouver	Minnesota	82 - 113	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 21, 1999	Minnesota	Vancouver	105 - 81	Minnesota	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Apr 16, 1999	Vancouver	Minnesota	75 - 89	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 18, 1999	Minnesota	Vancouver	81 - 86	Vancouver	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Mar 4, 1999	Minnesota	Vancouver	102 - 93	Minnesota	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Feb 19, 1999	Vancouver	Minnesota	96 - 115	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 21, 1998	Vancouver	Minnesota	88 - 102	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 29, 1998	Minnesota	Vancouver	112 - 106	Minnesota	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Nov 29, 1997	Vancouver	Minnesota	87 - 106	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 7, 1997	Minnesota	Vancouver	108 - 97	Minnesota	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Mar 19, 1997	Vancouver	Minnesota	72 - 95	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 19, 1997	Minnesota	Vancouver	84 - 73	Minnesota	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Feb 6, 1997	Vancouver	Minnesota	86 - 103	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 23, 1997	Minnesota	Vancouver	95 - 76	Minnesota	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Apr 3, 1996	Minnesota	Vancouver	103 - 105	Vancouver	Regular Season	Rogers Arena
Mar 17, 1996	Vancouver	Minnesota	85 - 90	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 28, 1995	Vancouver	Minnesota	98 - 121	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 5, 1995	Minnesota	Vancouver	98 - 100	Vancouver	Regular Season	Rogers Arena

2020-2021 Memphis Grizzlies Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	J. Morant	G. Allen	D. Brooks	K. Anderson	J. Valanciunas
Rotation	T. Jones	D. Melton	D. Bane	B. Clarke	X. Tillman, Sr.
Rotation		J. Konchar	S. McDermott	J. Winslow
Lim PT				J. Porter	K. Tillie
Lim PT				J. Jackson, Jr.

2020-2021 Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	R. Rubio	M. Beasley	A. Edwards	J. Vanderbilt	K. Towns
Rotation	D. Russell	J. Nowell	J. Okogie	J. McDaniels	N. Reid
Rotation	J. McLaughlin	J. Culver	J. Layman	J. Hernangomez	E. Davis

Memphis Grizzlies Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
3	Grayson Allen	SG	37	24.6	3.5	8.1	.425	2.1	5.4	.399	1.6	1.7	.906	0.9	1.5	0.4	2.8	3.2	2.2	1.0	0.2	10.6
1	Kyle Anderson	PF	48	27.2	4.6	9.7	.476	1.4	3.8	.368	2.0	2.6	.762	1.3	1.6	0.7	5.2	5.9	3.5	1.2	0.8	12.6
22	Desmond Bane	SG	46	22.5	3.6	7.6	.477	1.8	3.9	.453	0.6	0.8	.806	1.0	1.9	0.4	2.8	3.2	1.5	0.7	0.2	9.6
24	Dillon Brooks	F	47	29.3	6.2	15.0	.414	1.9	5.7	.342	2.2	2.6	.823	1.9	3.4	0.8	2.1	2.9	2.4	1.2	0.4	16.5
15	Brandon Clarke	PF	42	25.6	4.8	9.2	.522	0.5	1.4	.317	1.5	2.1	.685	0.6	1.5	1.5	3.9	5.5	1.7	1.1	0.8	11.5
13	Jaren Jackson, Jr.	PF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	Tyus Jones	PG	50	19.4	2.8	6.5	.434	0.7	2.2	.309	0.6	0.7	.912	0.8	0.5	0.4	1.9	2.3	4.1	1.1	0.1	7.0
46	John Konchar	G	27	14.2	1.3	3.0	.432	0.4	1.2	.375	0.7	0.8	.818	0.5	1.1	0.9	2.1	3.0	1.2	0.9	0.2	3.7
30	Sean McDermott	SG	15	10.2	0.9	2.2	.394	0.3	1.5	.227	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.9	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	2.6
0	De'Anthony Melton	SG	35	19.9	3.7	7.8	.480	1.8	4.0	.453	0.8	1.0	.771	1.2	1.7	0.7	2.5	3.2	2.7	1.2	0.5	10.1
12	Ja Morant	G	42	31.6	6.8	15.2	.447	1.0	3.6	.273	4.4	5.9	.743	3.0	1.5	0.9	2.6	3.5	7.4	0.9	0.2	19.0
11	Jontay Porter	PF	5	3.8	0.4	1.4	.286	0.2	1.0	.200	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.2	0.4	1.4	1.8	0.2	0.4	0.0	1.0
35	Killian Tillie	C	10	8.6	0.8	3.0	.267	0.3	1.7	.176	0.4	0.5	.800	0.1	1.0	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	2.3
2	Xavier Tillman, Sr.	PF	40	18.6	2.7	5.1	.527	0.3	1.1	.279	0.6	0.9	.658	0.7	2.1	1.3	2.9	4.2	1.4	0.8	0.6	6.3
17	Jonas Valanciunas	C	45	27.7	6.7	11.9	.566	0.3	1.0	.349	2.6	3.4	.770	1.8	2.9	4.1	8.4	12.5	1.8	0.6	0.7	16.4
7	Justise Winslow	SF	16	21.0	3.1	9.1	.342	0.3	2.6	.122	0.6	1.0	.562	1.6	2.0	0.8	4.0	4.8	1.8	0.8	0.4	7.1

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
5	Malik Beasley	SG	37	32.8	7.1	16.2	.440	3.5	8.7	.399	1.8	2.2	.850	1.6	1.7	0.8	3.6	4.4	2.4	0.8	0.2	19.6
23	Jarrett Culver	SG	30	15.6	2.2	5.2	.414	0.4	1.5	.244	0.9	1.5	.609	0.9	1.9	1.1	2.2	3.4	0.7	0.5	0.3	5.6
17	Ed Davis	PF	19	13.9	0.9	2.3	.419	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.4	.875	0.3	2.6	2.0	3.1	5.1	1.0	0.5	0.5	2.3
1	Anthony Edwards	SF	53	31.2	6.6	16.5	.400	2.1	6.8	.315	2.6	3.3	.790	2.2	1.7	0.9	3.5	4.4	2.6	1.1	0.4	17.9
41	Juancho Hernangomez	F	34	16.6	2.3	5.3	.431	0.9	2.8	.326	1.2	1.8	.667	0.4	0.9	1.0	3.3	4.2	0.6	0.4	0.1	6.7
10	Jake Layman	SF	38	15.2	2.2	4.3	.497	0.5	1.8	.279	0.6	0.9	.727	0.6	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.7	0.7	0.7	0.4	5.4
3	Jaden McDaniels	F	46	22.6	2.6	5.8	.442	1.1	3.0	.371	0.4	0.8	.571	0.7	2.6	0.8	2.8	3.6	1.1	0.5	1.0	6.7
6	Jordan McLaughlin	G	33	20.5	2.1	5.5	.381	0.6	1.8	.339	0.5	0.6	.750	1.1	1.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	4.4	1.1	0.2	5.2
4	Jaylen Nowell	SG	36	19.1	3.8	8.4	.444	1.3	3.7	.356	1.1	1.4	.837	0.8	1.9	0.5	1.8	2.3	1.6	0.6	0.3	9.9
20	Josh Okogie	SG	40	20.4	1.6	4.4	.364	0.5	1.8	.247	1.4	1.7	.821	0.7	2.1	1.0	1.6	2.5	1.1	1.0	0.4	5.0
11	Naz Reid	C	51	18.9	4.2	8.0	.522	0.8	2.4	.358	1.8	2.5	.720	1.0	2.5	1.1	3.3	4.4	1.1	0.5	1.1	11.0
9	Ricky Rubio	G	49	26.4	2.7	7.1	.379	0.8	2.8	.279	2.2	2.6	.856	1.8	2.1	0.4	2.8	3.2	6.8	1.4	0.1	8.3
0	D'Angelo Russell	SG	23	28.7	7.0	16.4	.426	3.0	7.4	.398	2.7	3.6	.768	2.6	2.0	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.1	1.0	0.5	19.7
32	Karl-Anthony Towns	C	33	34.6	8.8	17.8	.492	2.4	6.2	.389	5.0	5.7	.877	3.2	3.5	2.8	8.4	11.1	4.5	0.8	1.4	24.9
3	Jarred Vanderbilt	PF	46	17.2	2.1	3.5	.601	0.0	0.1	.250	0.9	1.6	.581	1.0	1.9	1.5	3.7	5.2	1.3	0.9	0.7	5.2

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