⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:48 · MIN 14-14 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 7:46 · MIN 67-56 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 4:35 · MIN 84-83 DET
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes bad pass
Q4 2:04 · MIN 86-87 DET
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · MIN 86-91 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Winner
Antonio McDyess hit a 17-foot jumper, Rasheed Wallace with the assist
Q4 2:25 · MIN 86-87 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:26 · MIN 86-91 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey offensive foul (Mike Miller draws the foul)
Q4 3:49 · MIN 84-83 DET
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey turnover
Q4 3:49 · MIN 84-83 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
