⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q1 0:00 · DET 46-28 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 9:56 · DET 69-48 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q3 1:24 · DET 94-72 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 1:24 · DET 94-81 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
