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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 26 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 105 |
 Timberwolves | 24 | 31 | 28 | 35 | 118 |
DETTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 40-9542.1% | 12-3237.5% | 13-1968.4% | 47 | 28 | 10 |
| MIN | 42-9146.2% | 17-3647.2% | 17-2181.0% | 51 | 27 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves118| 38 | 24 | 11-18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 17 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.6 | |||||
| 30 | 22 | 7-18 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 0 | +11 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 26 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −4.5 | |||||||
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| 25 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.6 | ||||
| 22 | 20 | 7-15 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0 | +20 | +5.2 | |||||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +3.0 | |||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | +5 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 7 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.2 | |||
| Team | 118 | 42-9146.2% | 17-3647.2% | 51 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 17-2181.0% | 11 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 43 points on 16 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Leandro Bolmaro, Jake Layman and Nathan Knight (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons105| 34 | 24 | 7-16 | 6-11 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −2 | +6.6 | |||||
| 33 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0 | +6 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 10 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 11 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +7 | −0.5 | |||||
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| 24 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −4 | −1.3 | |||||
| 24 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 17 | 16 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −20 | +2.1 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −2.5 | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −3.3 | |||||
| Team | 105 | 40-9542.1% | 12-3237.5% | 47 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 13-1968.4% | 14 | 6 | 9 | |||
Bench 40 points on 17 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Cade Cunningham (injury/illness).
Timberwolves118Pistons105ClickTap 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.
Malik Beasley scored 20 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Detroit Pistons 118-105 for their fourth straight win.
Anthony Edwards’ step-back 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 3:19 left in the third quarter.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points (18 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and D'Angelo Russell added 22 points and 8 assists. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pistons, Saddiq Bey had 24 points and 8 rebounds.
The Timberwolves shot 46.2% from the field and 47.2% from 3 to the Pistons’ 42.1% and 37.5%. The Pistons forced 10 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Pistons were outscored 41-22 in 12 minutes with Olynyk, McGruder, Lyles, Jackson and Hayes on the floor together.
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).
101 points from the field on 91 shots: 2.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-30 | 56.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 4-13 | 30.8% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-25 | 52.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stewart | 41 | 20 | 9-15 | +5 |
| Trey Lyles | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killian Hayes | 18 | 5 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Cory Joseph | 16 | 4 | 1-5 | −1 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Rodney McGruder | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 13 | 5-9 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Jackson | 24 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Trey Lyles | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Killian Hayes | 5 | 10 | 3-7 | +9 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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
DET
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Highest Leverage Moments
Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q3 3:19
13.7%
49→62
Bey 26' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Hayes 8 AST)
Q4 3:55
12.9%
95→82
McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (McLaughlin 2 AST)
Q4 8:12
12.7%
82→95
Reid 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nowell 4 AST)
Q2 11:25
11.1%
47→58
Bey 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Joseph 4 AST)
Q3 5:13
11.1%
58→47
