Timberwolves coach Chris Finch wanted Edwards to catch the ball in the backcourt, giving him more of a running start toward the rim after he had taken 18 free throws in a rugged afternoon in FedExForum. But that was far too easy for the Grizzlies to cut off, which has been the problem for the Wolves this season.

Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo will miss a third consecutive game on Monday due to a toe sprain, the team has announced. Center Rudy Gobert is listed as questionable to play against the Grizzlies with an ankle sprain suffered in Saturday night's loss against the Cavaliers.

The Memphis Grizzlies are hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in the second game of their three-game regular season series. After losing four straight games to the Timberwolves last season, the Grizzlies won a thrilling game on January 11 against them.

Cleared to play

Technically speaking, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on the game’s last possession, when Anthony Edwards tried to take over the possession and hit a hero shot like he did against the LA Clippers last week.

Jaren Jackson Jr. had 24 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and Desmond Bane added 22 points as the Memphis Grizzlies used a late rally to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106.

Zach Edey had a tough game on Monday afternoon against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Grizzlies' center donned a mask after suffering a nose injury in Friday's win over the Spurs, but there were few scoring opportunities against Rudy Gobert and the Timberwolves' defense.

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has been one of the NBA's highest-scoring players in the fourth quarter this season.

Minnesota’s loss to Memphis on Monday followed a familiar script, so we decided to create a formula of sorts to describe it.

On today’s episode, Ryan Eichten and Leo Sun break down another Timberwolves loss to the Grizzlies, Donte DiVincenzo’s toe injury, and much more

With four and a half minutes remaining in Monday's game against the Grizzlies, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch took rookie Rob Dillingham off the floor and put starting point guard Mike Conley back in. The Wolves led 100-95 at the time.