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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 41 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 120 |
 Pistons | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 114 |
MINTeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 45-8950.6% | 15-3444.1% | 15-1978.9% | 45 | 25 | 16 |
| DET | 39-8744.8% | 16-3250.0% | 20-2580.0% | 39 | 25 | 17 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves120| 36 | 33 | 12-20 | 3-5 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | +7 | +10.0 | ||||||
| 30 | 25 | 10-17 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0 | +6 | +9.8 | |||||||
| 25 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 13 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +2.0 | |||||
| 23 | 10 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | +5 | −4.7 | |||||||
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| 33 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 0-1 | +5 | +2.4 | ||||||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −5.1 | |||||
| 17 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | −11 | +3.1 | ||||||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −2.7 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.7 | ||||||
| Team | 120 | 45-8950.6% | 15-3444.1% | 45 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 15-1978.9% | 11 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Shabazz Napier, Jordan Bell and Jeff Teague (injury/illness).
Detroit Pistons114| 40 | 25 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 31 | 16 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | +8 | +3.2 | ||||||||
| 24 | 19 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.6 | |||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +1 | −1.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 18 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 24 | 10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.0 | |||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −0.2 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −5.1 | |||
| 10 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.4 | |||
| Team | 114 | 39-8744.8% | 16-3250.0% | 39 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 20-2580.0% | 12 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 37 points on 13 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Bone and Christian Wood (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves120Pistons114ClickTap 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.
Andrew Wiggins scored 33 points (14 in the fourth quarter), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Detroit Pistons 120-114.
The Timberwolves took control with a 29-10 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 19.
Early in the fourth quarter, Derrick Rose had 2 steals, and the Pistons scored 5 points off them.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points (13 in the third quarter), 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Jake Layman added 16 points on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
For the Pistons, Luke Kennard scored 25 points. Langston Galloway scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves shot 50.6% from the field to the Pistons’ 44.8%.
Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit PistonsPS, 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
105 points from the field on 89 shots: 12.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-26 | 53.8% | 64% |
| In the paint | 7-14 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-15 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 0-4 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-30 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Snell | 22 | 6 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Langston Galloway | 18 | 4 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Luke Kennard | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 14 | 6-11 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Drummond | 27 | 14 | 5-9 | +4 |
| Thon Maker | 14 | 8 | 4-4 | +3 |
| Blake Griffin | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Tony Snell | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kennard | 24 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Tony Snell | 11 | 8 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Markieff Morris | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Blake Griffin | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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.
DET win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Snell 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
Q4 2:30
15.6%
5→21
Graham 28' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Vonleh 1 AST)
Q4 10:53
15.0%
29→14
Galloway 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Rose 3 AST)
Q4 11:31
13.2%
14→27
Galloway 24' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Rose 5 AST)
Q4 8:10
11.7%
9→21
Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Towns 6 AST)
Q4 2:02
10.4%
15→4
