⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-2Q125-28
-5Q226-27
+4Q325-23
-6Q429-32
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
7Threes made2
15Assists26
5Blocks2
15Turnovers21
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
