Minnesota Timberwolves @ Memphis Grizzlies
West 1st Round - Game 5 • MEM leads series 3-2
46-36, 20-21 Away
109
46-36, 20-21 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 31 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 109 |
MEM | 28 | 25 | 21 | 37 | 111 |
56-26, 30-11 Home
111
56-26, 30-11 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Desmond Bane makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dillon Brooks assists)
- Xavier Tillman makes dunk (Ja Morant assists)
- Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Desmond Bane misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Jaren Jackson Jr. misses tip shot
- Xavier Tillman misses layup
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Desmond Bane makes driving layup
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
- Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)
- Jaren Jackson Jr. misses dunk
- Jaren Jackson Jr. makes dunk
- Patrick Beverley makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Dillon Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Ja Morant misses two point shot
- Brandon Clarke makes tip shot
- Desmond Bane blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot driving layup
- Jaden McDaniels blocks Dillon Brooks's driving layup
- Brandon Clarke makes alley oop dunk shot (Ja Morant assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 29-foot step back jumpshot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Dillon Brooks misses driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Jaden McDaniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Brandon Clarke misses 5-foot two point shot
- Brandon Clarke makes tip shot
- Anthony Edwards misses layup
- Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point shot
- Ziaire Williams misses dunk
- Naz Reid makes 23-foot three point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Dillon Brooks makes two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels blocks Ziaire Williams 's 2-foot two point shot
- Malik Beasley misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Brandon Clarke makes 1-foot dunk (Ja Morant assists)
- Naz Reid makes dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
- Desmond Bane makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Brandon Clarke assists)
- Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
- Desmond Bane misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Naz Reid makes driving layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Brandon Clarke misses driving floating jump shot
- Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes 2-foot driving dunk
- Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Taurean Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Clarke makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (John Konchar assists)
- Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Taurean Prince makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Malik Beasley makes two point shot
- Desmond Bane blocks Naz Reid 's 7-foot layup
- Naz Reid makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Kyle Anderson makes 6-foot two point shot
- Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyus Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)
- Taurean Prince misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Desmond Bane misses two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 8-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Desmond Bane makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Ja Morant assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Desmond Bane misses running pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses layup
- Ja Morant makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer
- Desmond Bane misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Dillon Brooks 's 3-foot driving floating jump shot
- Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point shot
- Brandon Clarke misses 9-foot two point shot
- Kyle Anderson makes 2-foot dunk (Ja Morant assists)
- Kyle Anderson blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 4-foot driving layup
- Kyle Anderson makes two point shot (Desmond Bane assists)
- Dillon Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ja Morant makes tip shot
- Ja Morant misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Malik Beasley misses two point shot
- Ja Morant misses running pullup jump shot
- Dillon Brooks misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Taurean Prince misses two point shot
- Desmond Bane makes two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk
- Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot
- Xavier Tillman misses tip shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Ja Morant makes two point shot
- Jaren Jackson Jr. makes layup (Ja Morant assists)
- Ja Morant misses two point shot
- Ja Morant misses tip shot
- Desmond Bane makes two point shot (Ja Morant assists)
- Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 2-foot layup
- Dillon Brooks misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Dillon Brooks misses 27-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes 14-foot two point shot
- Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes three point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Dillon Brooks makes two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 5-foot two point shot
- Dillon Brooks misses two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Desmond Bane misses running pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
- Ja Morant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Desmond Bane makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists)
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses 4-foot two point shot
- Ja Morant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Dillon Brooks misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Ja Morant makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)
- Taurean Prince makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Desmond Bane misses pullup jump shot
- Brandon Clarke makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)
- Desmond Bane blocks Malik Beasley 's 10-foot driving layup
- Tyus Jones misses 23-foot three point shot
- Brandon Clarke makes dunk (Tyus Jones assists)
- Naz Reid blocks Desmond Bane's two point shot
- Jordan McLaughlin makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Taurean Prince assists)
- Jordan McLaughlin misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley makes 3-foot two point shot (Taurean Prince assists)
- Ja Morant makes driving dunk
- Malik Beasley misses two point shot
- Ja Morant misses driving dunk
- Desmond Bane makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)
- Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Naz Reid's layup
- Taurean Prince misses 7-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Jordan McLaughlin misses two point shot
- Brandon Clarke blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot two point shot
- Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
- Taurean Prince makes 7-foot two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Desmond Bane 's 2-foot driving layup
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 28-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
- Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jaren Jackson Jr. makes dunk (Brandon Clarke assists)
- Ja Morant makes two point shot
- Desmond Bane makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dillon Brooks assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 24-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 9-foot two point shot
- Ja Morant misses two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Dillon Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 15-foot two point shot
- Dillon Brooks misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Brandon Clarke makes 12-foot two point shot
- Patrick Beverley misses driving layup
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Ja Morant misses two point shot
- Patrick Beverley blocks Brandon Clarke's tip shot
- Brandon Clarke makes two point shot
- Patrick Beverley makes 6-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Ja Morant makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Desmond Bane misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Desmond Bane 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot
- Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 8-foot two point shot
- Tyus Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ja Morant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Clarke assists)
- Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
- Brandon Clarke misses tip shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
- Ja Morant makes 2-foot two point shot (Dillon Brooks assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 57-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Ja Morant gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Desmond Bane makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dillon Brooks assists) | 0 | 3 |
| 11:29 | | Jarred Vanderbilt out of bounds bad pass turnover | 0 | 3 |
| 11:24 | | Xavier Tillman makes dunk (Ja Morant assists) | 0 | 5 |
| 11:06 | | Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 5 |
| 11:03 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | 0 | 5 |
| 10:51 | | Desmond Bane misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 0 | 5 |
| 10:47 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | 0 | 5 |
| 10:47 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses tip shot | 0 | 5 |
| 10:46 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 0 | 5 |
| 10:41 | | D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover | 0 | 5 |
| 10:25 | | Xavier Tillman misses layup | 0 | 5 |
| 10:23 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 0 | 5 |
| 10:08 | | Anthony Edwards makes driving layup | 2 | 5 |
| 10:00 | | Desmond Bane makes driving layup | 2 | 7 |
| 10:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul | 2 | 7 |
| 10:00 | | Desmond Bane makes free throw 1 of 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup | 2 | 8 |
| 9:42 | | Xavier Tillman defensive rebound | 2 | 8 |
| 9:35 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists) | 2 | 11 |
| 9:10 | | Jarred Vanderbilt 3 second turnover | 2 | 11 |
| 8:57 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul | 2 | 11 |
| 8:57 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover | 2 | 11 |
| 8:46 | | Patrick Beverley out of bounds bad pass turnover | 2 | 11 |
| 8:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul | 2 | 11 |
| 8:37 | | Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 8:37 | | Grizzlies offensive team rebound | 2 | 11 |
| 8:37 | | Ja Morant misses free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 8:35 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | 2 | 11 |
| 8:34 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses dunk | 2 | 11 |
| 8:32 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | 2 | 11 |
| 8:32 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes dunk | 2 | 13 |
| 8:32 | | Timberwolves Full timeout | 2 | 11 |
| 8:32 | | Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 2 | 13 |
| 8:14 | | Patrick Beverley makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 5 | 13 |
| 8:14 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul | 5 | 13 |
| 8:14 | | Brandon Clarke enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr. | 5 | 13 |
| 8:14 | | Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 8:01 | | Desmond Bane out of bounds bad pass turnover | 6 | 13 |
| 7:50 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 9 | 13 |
| 7:34 | | Dillon Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper | 9 | 13 |
| 7:31 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 7:11 | | Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 9 | 13 |
| 7:07 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 7:07 | | Ja Morant offensive foul | 9 | 13 |
| 7:07 | | Ja Morant turnover | 9 | 13 |
| 6:57 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 11 | 13 |
| 6:45 | | Ja Morant misses two point shot | 11 | 13 |
| 6:42 | | Brandon Clarke offensive rebound | 11 | 13 |
| 6:42 | | Brandon Clarke makes tip shot | 11 | 15 |
| 6:26 | | Desmond Bane blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot driving layup | 11 | 15 |
| 6:23 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | 11 | 15 |
| 6:17 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Dillon Brooks's driving layup | 11 | 15 |
| 6:15 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 11 | 15 |
| 6:07 | | Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds lost ball turnover | 11 | 15 |
| 5:54 | | Brandon Clarke makes alley oop dunk shot (Ja Morant assists) | 11 | 17 |
| 5:32 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists) | 14 | 17 |
| 5:19 | | Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot | 14 | 17 |
| 5:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 14 | 17 |
| 5:09 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 29-foot step back jumpshot | 17 | 17 |
| 5:08 | | Grizzlies Full timeout | 17 | 17 |
| 5:08 | | Ziaire Williams enters the game for Xavier Tillman | 17 | 17 |
| 5:08 | | Kyle Anderson enters the game for Desmond Bane | 17 | 17 |
| 4:54 | | Ja Morant bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | 17 | 17 |
| 4:45 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 11-foot pullup jump shot | 17 | 17 |
| 4:42 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 4:31 | | Dillon Brooks misses driving floating jump shot | 17 | 17 |
| 4:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 4:21 | | Anthony Edwards makes two point shot | 19 | 17 |
| 4:02 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul | 19 | 17 |
| 4:02 | | Malik Beasley enters the game for Patrick Beverley | 19 | 17 |
| 3:55 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul | 19 | 17 |
| 3:55 | | Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 17 |
| 3:55 | | Grizzlies offensive team rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 3:55 | | Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 18 |
| 3:46 | | Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 19 | 18 |
| 3:43 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | 19 | 18 |
| 3:38 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul | 19 | 18 |
| 3:38 | | Kyle Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 19 |
| 3:38 | | Naz Reid enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 19 | 19 |
| 3:38 | | Kyle Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 20 |
| 3:22 | | Jaden McDaniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 22 | 20 |
| 3:12 | | Brandon Clarke misses 5-foot two point shot | 22 | 20 |
| 3:09 | | Brandon Clarke offensive rebound | 22 | 20 |
| 3:09 | | Brandon Clarke makes tip shot | 22 | 22 |
| 2:51 | | Anthony Edwards misses layup | 22 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 2:46 | | Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point shot | 22 | 22 |
| 2:41 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 2:34 | | D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Kyle Anderson steals) | 22 | 22 |
| 2:31 | | Ziaire Williams misses dunk | 22 | 22 |
| 2:28 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 2:25 | | Naz Reid makes 23-foot three point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 25 | 22 |
| 2:17 | | Dillon Brooks makes two point shot | 25 | 24 |
| 1:54 | | Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover (Ja Morant steals) | 25 | 24 |
| 1:49 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Ziaire Williams 's 2-foot two point shot | 25 | 24 |
| 1:44 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 25 | 24 |
| 1:43 | | Malik Beasley misses 24-foot step back jumpshot | 25 | 24 |
| 1:42 | | Grizzlies defensive team rebound | 25 | 24 |
| 1:42 | | Desmond Bane enters the game for Ziaire Williams | 25 | 24 |
| 1:42 | | Tyus Jones enters the game for Dillon Brooks | 25 | 24 |
| 1:42 | | Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 25 | 24 |
| 1:26 | | Brandon Clarke makes 1-foot dunk (Ja Morant assists) | 25 | 26 |
| 1:15 | | Naz Reid makes dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 27 | 26 |
| 50.1 | | Desmond Bane makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Brandon Clarke assists) | 27 | 28 |
| 32.6 | | Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 30 | 28 |
| 13.1 | | Desmond Bane misses 25-foot three point jumper | 30 | 28 |
| 9.7 | | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 30 | 28 |
| 9.7 | | Brandon Clarke loose ball foul | 30 | 28 |
| 9.7 | | Ziaire Williams enters the game for Ja Morant | 30 | 28 |
| 3.5 | | Desmond Bane shooting foul | 30 | 28 |
| 3.5 | | Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2 | 30 | 28 |
| 3.5 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 30 | 28 |
| 3.5 | | Dillon Brooks enters the game for Kyle Anderson | 30 | 28 |
| 3.5 | | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 30 | 28 |
| 3.5 | | Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2 | 31 | 28 |
| 0.6 | | Tyus Jones lost ball turnover (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | 31 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 31 | 28 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Memphis, TN
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:Gediminas Petraitis
Referee:Tyler Ford
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 35 | 7 | .833 | - | W5 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 20 | 22 | .476 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 14 | 27 | .341 | 20.5 | L2 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 28 | 13 | .683 | - | W1 |
| Houston | 23 | 15 | .605 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 16 | 26 | .381 | 12.5 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 19 | W1 |
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