⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 51
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 5:28 · MIN 46-32 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:38 · MIN 82-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:16 · MIN 56-53 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
