⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 30 from three
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 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:31 · DET 100-109 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 11:25 · DET 92-109 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:38 · DET 109-123 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q1 6:41 · DET 17-17 MIN
- Missed FT
Jordan McLaughlin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DET 117-124 MIN
- Missed FT
Jordan McLaughlin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DET 117-124 MIN
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
