⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q2 0:36 · DET 64-52 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:54 · DET 25-31 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
