⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eight- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 66
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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
- Lead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · MIN 100-99 DET
- Winner
D'Angelo Russell hit a 26-foot three jumper, Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist
Q4 2:05 · MIN 103-101 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 2:05 · MIN 111-101 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:26 · MIN 0-8 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 9:48 · MIN 61-73 DET
- Go-ahead
Josh Jackson hit a two point shot
Q4 2:24 · MIN 100-101 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
