The Timberwolves led by 17 points in the first quarter of the season opener, but ultimately fell by a final score of 102-98 to the Grizzlies in Memphis on Wednesday night.
The Tom Thibodeau Era started off with a bang. Somewhere along the way, however, the intensity waned just enough and the old, grizzled Grizzlies found enough open shots to propel them to a SCORE victory.
That said, it would be a mistake to dismiss the Grizzlies and pretend like this was a bad loss; the Grizzlies have made the playoffs each of the last six seasons.