⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 0:45 · DET 56-43 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarvis Hayes offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 3:58 · DET 101-94 MIN
- Turnover
Jarvis Hayes turnover
Q4 3:58 · DET 101-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · DET 104-97 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:02 · DET 104-97 MIN
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
