⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-1Q118-19
+4Q228-26
-18Q313-33
-4Q424-29
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their one- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third quarter
Key battles
1Threes made12
20%Three-point accuracy60%
4Blocks8
8Offensive rebounds14
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 9:00 · MIN 51-61 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 12 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
