⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 60
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 2:28 · DET 85-76 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:47 · DET 100-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jon Leuer misses technical free throw
Q1 11:44 · DET 0-0 MIN
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · DET 104-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · DET 104-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 9:11 · DET 35-36 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:20 · DET 68-68 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
