⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 19-10 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 7:01 · DET 62-59 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:50 · DET 75-65 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Tayshaun Prince Technical Foul
Q2 5:56 · DET 30-37 MIN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Eddie Griffin.
Q4 1:43 · DET 85-79 MIN
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:42 · DET 91-84 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:26 · DET 75-74 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
