⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+5Q131-23
-4Q221-26
-10Q317-25
+7Q433-26
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
Key battles
11Points off turnovers5
16Offensive rebounds9
29Assists20
7Turnovers10
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
