⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 5:09 · DET 76-56 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 8:30 · DET 57-48 MIN
- Technical
Clifford Robinson Technical Foul
Q3 0:57 · DET 76-58 MIN
- Technical
Corliss Williamson Double Technical Foul. Marc Jackson gains possession.
Q4 10:30 · DET 83-61 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Gary Trent Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 8:30 · DET 57-48 MIN
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul
Q3 0:25 · DET 76-61 MIN
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 1 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
