⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 from three
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 1 down to 8 up
Q3 11:20 · MIN 64-56 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 8:39 · MIN 101-88 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 7:22 · MIN 41-43 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 9:52 · MIN 64-65 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Hamidou Diallo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:14 · MIN 51-49 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:55 · MIN 107-102 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
