⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:41 · MIN 12-4 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Offensive Foul
Q4 3:09 · MIN 95-87 DET
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Foul
Q4 3:09 · MIN 95-87 DET
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · MIN 102-96 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:52 · MIN 72-61 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:23 · MIN 95-94 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:51 · MIN 93-85 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:51 · MIN 93-85 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
