⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse 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
- Winner
Latrell Sprewell made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 0:57 · MIN 80-79 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Mehmet Okur made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 1:55 · MIN 78-79 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur Lost Ball. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 4:56 · MIN 74-72 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Offensive Foul
Q4 0:02 · MIN 80-79 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Foul
Q4 0:02 · MIN 80-79 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
