⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their three- A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19 in the third 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:45 · MIN 15-7 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:18 · MIN 37-35 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Adreian Payne flagrant foul type 2 (Marcus Morris draws the foul)
Q4 4:01 · MIN 80-110 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:34 · MIN 18-21 DET
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19
Q3 2:20 · MIN 68-87 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 14 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
