⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:26 · MIN 51-44 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q3 8:06 · MIN 70-51 DET
- Winner
Thaddeus Young hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 1:28 · MIN 91-88 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · MIN 96-89 DET
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 96-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:37 · MIN 80-79 DET
- Ties it
Caron Butler hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:43 · MIN 88-88 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · MIN 93-89 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · MIN 95-89 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · MIN 95-89 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
