⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 24-2 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:55 · DET 68-70 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 0:05 · DET 99-88 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25
Q4 9:09 · DET 120-95 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:40 · DET 12-25 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 0:45 · DET 60-68 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Saunders technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:07 · DET 101-90 MIN
- Flagrant
Taj Gibson flagrant foul type 2
Q4 10:07 · DET 103-90 MIN
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
