⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 44- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q1 0:00 · MIN 26-34 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul
Q2 8:36 · MIN 29-39 DET
- Technical
Donte DiVincenzo technical foul
Q2 8:36 · MIN 29-39 DET
- Technical
Pablo Prigioni technical foul
Q2 8:36 · MIN 32-39 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q2 9:01 · MIN 28-37 DET
- Technical
Ronald Holland II technical foul
Q2 8:36 · MIN 29-39 DET
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q2 8:36 · MIN 29-39 DET
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
