⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves 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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:27 · MIN 9-2 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:18 · MIN 40-39 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 10:23 · MIN 62-57 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · MIN 92-92 DET
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:06 · MIN 97-98 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:08 · MIN 17-16 DET
- Winner
Reggie Jackson hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 1:26 · MIN 93-94 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 2:58 · MIN 93-96 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:42 · MIN 92-87 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 4 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Steals | 19 |
| 20 | Blocks | 21 |
