⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 43 from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 32
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 33
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 2:14 · MIN 24-37 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
