By the numbers: Breaking down the Grizzlies' historic comeback win

When the dust had settled, the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies only edged out the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-95. But the single-digit difference belied the historic mountains Ja Morant and Co. had to climb to take a 2-1 series lead in Minneapolis on Thursday.

The Grizzlies outscored Minnesota 50-16 to end the game, aided tremendously by the Timberwolves' inability to muster any offense late. Minnesota's quarter-by-quarter point totals were truly the tale of twin cities: 39 in the first, 12 in the second, 32 in the third, and 12 in the fourth.

Coach Chris Finch attributed his T-Wolves' struggles to their inability to continue generating clean looks early in the shot clock after their hot start to each half.

"Obviously, I like to stick with what was working, which was pace and moving it and driving them early," he said postgame, per KSTP-TV's Chris Long. "We have a habit of slowing the game down in those moments. I thought we did a good job of driving some gaps when they were setting a certain direction to create some early looks - we just (have) to do it earlier in the clock."

In fact, the T-Wolves' offense was so effective early that the Grizzlies quickly found themselves in a 47-21 hole at the 10:28 mark of the second quarter. Memphis' eventual 26-point comeback was the largest come-from-behind victory in franchise postseason history and tied the team's all-time mark for any game, playoff or otherwise.

For the third time since the end of the regular season, T-Wolves franchise center Karl-Anthony Towns finished with more fouls than made shots, per StatMuse. Despite hoisting more than 16 attempts per game from October through mid-April, the three-time All-Star finished with just eight points on 3-of-4 shooting and was on the bench late after picking up his fifth foul midway through the third quarter.

"They swarm him everywhere. Three in the post, and at the top of the key, they're in on him," Finch said, according to Bring Me The News' Dane Moore. "We gotta find him in the flow, and that's just how it's gonna have to be."

With KAT incapacitated, D'Angelo Russell paced the T-Wolves with 22 points and eight assists, second-year phenom Anthony Edwards added 19 points and seven boards, and Jarred Vanderbilt chipped in a 10-point, 13-board double-double.

Desmond Bane led the Grizzlies with 26 points. His seven made 3-pointers were the most ever in a playoff game in team history. Jaren Jackson Jr. struggled with just six points on 2-of-6 shooting and five fouls but still finished plus-14 in his 21 minutes of action.

For his part, Morant struggled shooting the ball, finishing with just 16 points on 5-of-18 shooting. However, the third-year guard also tallied 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the first playoff triple-double in Grizzlies history. The 22-year-old tacked on three blocks and a steal for good measure.

Game 4 of the series tips off at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday in Minneapolis, where the T-Wolves will look to secure just their second home playoff win since 2004.