⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 11
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 2:46 · MIN 102-107 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:19 · MIN 83-79 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 10:12 · MIN 92-103 DET
- Steal
Hamidou Diallo stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 2:46 · MIN 102-107 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 4:39 · MIN 98-104 DET
- Missed FT
Hamidou Diallo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · MIN 102-106 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
