⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 28, and were outscored 34-15 off them- A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10 in the second 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 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:45 · DET 31-37 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:11 · DET 52-62 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 2:04 · DET 97-116 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24
Q2 5:22 · DET 38-62 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 9:11 · DET 52-73 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 16 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
