⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5 in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 11:26 · MIN 41-20 DET
- Go-ahead
Randy Foye hit a 26-foot three jumper, Ryan Gomes with the assist
Q4 2:32 · MIN 88-86 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson bad pass
Q4 4:13 · MIN 83-82 DET
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes offensive foul (Amir Johnson draws the foul)
Q4 3:56 · MIN 83-84 DET
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 1:05 · MIN 88-88 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:10 · MIN 49-44 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:37 · MIN 72-72 DET
- Winner
Rodney Stuckey hit a two point shot
Q4 0:45 · MIN 88-90 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey offensive foul (Randy Foye draws the foul)
Q4 4:58 · MIN 83-80 DET
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · MIN 88-90 DET
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIN 90-92 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
