⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 5:09 · MIN 29-11 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 7:39 · MIN 55-31 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q4 3:57 · MIN 112-101 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Monroe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:33 · MIN 17-9 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
