⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 42 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 8:05 · DET 96-89 MIN
- Steal
Jalen Duren stole it from Ayo Dosunmu
Q4 0:43 · DET 107-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · DET 108-103 MIN
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · DET 108-103 MIN
- Turnover
Javonte Green bad pass turnover
Q4 0:03 · DET 113-108 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Kyle Anderson stole it from Javonte Green
Q4 0:03 · DET 113-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Bones Hyland and Marcus Sasser
Q3 3:32 · DET 73-71 MIN
- Turnover
Ayo Dosunmu out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:17 · DET 98-92 MIN
- Turnover
Ayo Dosunmu lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · DET 107-101 MIN
📊The numbers
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
