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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 22 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 100 |
 Timberwolves | 24 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 97 |
DETTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 39-8347.0% | 8-2532.0% | 14-2070.0% | 37 | 25 | 19 |
| MIN | 40-7851.3% | 5-2222.7% | 12-1866.7% | 38 | 23 | 20 |
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Detroit Pistons100| 38 | 10 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0 | −9 | −6.3 | |||||||
| 37 | 18 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −6 | +0.7 | |||||
| 34 | 18 | 8-14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 | −5 | +5.5 | ||||||||
| 29 | 16 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.2 | |||||
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| 19 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −0.8 | ||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.5 | ||||
| 11 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.3 | ||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.5 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.5 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +1.1 | ||||
| Team | 100 | 39-8347.0% | 8-2532.0% | 37 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 14-2070.0% | 11 | 10 | 2 | |||
Bench 18 points on 6 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Henry Ellenson and Boban Marjanovic (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves97| 42 | 24 | 11-18 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 0 | +3 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 42 | 26 | 10-15 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 0 | +8 | +8.5 | |||||||
| 40 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −10.7 | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −7 | −2.3 | ||||||||
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| 15 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 10 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.8 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.8 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.3 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.4 | ||
| Team | 97 | 40-7851.3% | 5-2222.7% | 38 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 12-1866.7% | 6 | 11 | 4 | |||
Bench 18 points on 7 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Marcus Georges-Hunt, Aaron Brooks and Cole Aldrich (coach’s decision).
Pistons100Timberwolves97ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Andre Drummond had 20 points (16 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-97.
Reggie Jackson’s floater answered Andrew Wiggins’ free throw and put the Pistons back ahead for good with 1:26 left in the fourth quarter.
Jackson’s 19-foot jumper with 20.7 seconds left made it 98-95. The Timberwolves had the ball down 3, but Jimmy Butler III missed a 28-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Timberwolves 13-9. Jackson scored 7 of the Pistons’ 13 on 3 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
For the Timberwolves, Butler had 26 points (12 in the third quarter), 10 rebounds and 5 steals on 10 for 15 shooting, and Wiggins added 24 points and 3 blocks.
The Pistons grabbed 11 offensive rebounds to the Timberwolves’ 6. The Timberwolves turned it over 21 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Pistons’ starters were outscored 51-39 in 20 minutes together. Taj Gibson fouled out.
Detroit PistonsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Pistons’ chance bottomed out at 5.3% (4th quarter, 9:12 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
86 points from the field on 82 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-30 | 73.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-12 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-16 | 37.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-20 | 25.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 37 | 8 | 4-7 | +1 |
| Taj Gibson | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jeff Teague | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 4 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 6 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson | 31 | 5 | 2-7 | −4 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9 | 0 | 0-4 | −3 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 31 | 7 | 3-3 | −1 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Jeff Teague | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 4 | 0 | 0-4 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Jackson 7' Floating Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 1:26
24.9%
62→37
Jackson 19' Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q4 0:21
24.4%
37→13
Jackson 1' Driving Layup (14 PTS)
Q4 0:56
23.0%
37→14
Bjelica 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
Q4 0:42
23.0%
14→37
Bradley 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Jackson 6 AST)
Q4 4:21
16.5%
85→68
