⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:08 · DET 48-56 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:04 · DET 73-84 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin lost ball turnover
Q4 1:40 · DET 104-112 MIN
- Turnover
Blake Griffin out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:15 · DET 104-112 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 2:25 · DET 25-38 MIN
- Steal
Andrew Wiggins stole it from Blake Griffin
Q4 1:40 · DET 104-112 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:52 · DET 101-109 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:52 · DET 101-109 MIN
- Turnover
Jake Layman lost ball turnover
Q4 3:19 · DET 101-109 MIN
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
