⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 36- Lost the glass, 41 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
- Ties it
Randy Foye hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mark Blount with the assist
OT 0:43 · MIN 86-86 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
OT 1:16 · MIN 89-86 DET
- Lead
Mike James hit a 24-foot three jumper
OT 0:13 · MIN 89-86 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 4:16 · MIN 73-72 DET
- Turnover
Mark Madsen lost ball
2OT 3:45 · MIN 91-93 DET
- Missed FT
Mark Blount misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 2:13 · MIN 93-99 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 11:06 · MIN 41-47 DET
- Lead
Richard Hamilton hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 4:46 · MIN 79-81 DET
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a 26-foot three jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
OT 0:03 · MIN 91-91 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace traveling
Q4 2:32 · MIN 75-76 DET
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · MIN 77-76 DET
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:39 · MIN 81-82 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
