Pistons (101) vs Timberwolves (111) · Dec 23, 2020 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 23, 2020

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	34	23	28	16	101
MIN	25	31	24	31	111

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Pistons, 111-101. Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Timberwolves, while Anthony Edwards, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of the University of Georgia, added 15 points, four rebounds and four assists in the victory. Blake Griffin tallied 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 1-0 on the season, while the Pistons fall to 0-1.

Player Stats

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Jerami GrantSF	31	4-11	1-5	0-0	1	3	1	1	0	0	-14	9
23Blake GriffinPF	35	6-13	0-5	3-5	7	2	0	0	2	2	-15	15
24Mason PlumleeC	32	7-8	0-0	0-0	8	6	0	0	0	4	-9	14
55Delon WrightSG	19	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	0	+3	5
7Killian HayesPG	21	3-6	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	4	2	-3	7
25Derrick Rose	26	7-13	1-3	0-2	1	6	2	1	1	1	-7	15
20Josh Jackson	28	8-14	3-7	0-0	6	2	1	0	2	5	-13	19
13Jahlil Okafor	15	4-7	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	0	2	4	-1	8
19Svi Mykhailiuk	16	1-8	1-8	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	+4	3
45Sekou Doumbouya	13	3-8	0-2	0-1	9	1	0	0	0	1	+5	6
41Saddiq Bey	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Wayne Ellington	— did not play —												— did not play —
38Saben Lee	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Rodney McGruder	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Isaiah Stewart	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9348.4%	8-3522.9%	3-837.5%	44	29	5	2	12	20	-	101

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Josh OkogieSF	32	4-9	1-4	3-3	4	2	0	0	2	3	+17	12
10Jake LaymanPF	16	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-15	0
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	30	6-10	2-4	8-8	11	7	1	2	4	4	+11	22
5Malik BeasleySG	26	10-18	3-9	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	3	+12	23
9Ricky RubioPG	25	1-4	0-1	1-2	1	3	2	0	1	3	+17	3
1Anthony Edwards	25	5-12	1-5	4-4	4	4	0	0	1	1	+4	15
0D'Angelo Russell	33	7-16	4-11	0-0	5	4	1	0	2	2	+5	18
11Naz Reid	17	2-5	0-1	4-6	5	1	0	3	0	0	-1	8
41Juancho Hernangomez	11	0-5	0-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	-7	0
23Jarrett Culver	20	3-6	0-1	4-5	10	2	0	0	0	0	+7	10
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Jaden McDaniels	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jarred Vanderbilt	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	38-8843.2%	11-4126.8%	24-2885.7%	48	25	6	5	11	16	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDETMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Plumlee: Tip to Okogie
(11:45) MISS Beasley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:42) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:26) Wright 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)
30
(11:26) Beasley AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
+1 (11:26) Griffin Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
40
(11:14) MISS Okogie 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:12) Wright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:58) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
+2 (10:50) Grant 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
60
(10:31) MISS Rubio 3PT Jump Shot
(10:27) Wright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:19) Grant 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
80
(10:19) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(10:04) MISS Towns 8' Jump Shot
(10:02) Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:47) MISS Grant 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:44) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:36) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:33) MISS Layman 1' Reverse Layup
(9:30) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:17) MISS Griffin 9' Jump Bank Shot
(9:13) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:07) MISS Beasley 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:04) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:04) Towns Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
82
+2 (8:43) Plumlee 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Hayes 2 AST)
102
(8:19) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:16) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:11) Beasley P.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Ayotte)
+2 (7:56) Grant 8' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Wright 1 AST)
122
(7:46) Hayes P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
(7:40) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Van Duyne)
(7:40) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:19) MISS Wright 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:16) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:16) Plumlee Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
142
+2 (7:06) Okogie 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
144
(6:53) MISS Hayes 2' Driving Layup
(6:50) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:42) Towns Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
146
(6:29) MISS Griffin 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:27) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:21) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
149
(6:10) Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (6:04) Griffin Driving Layup (3 PTS)
169
+2 (5:47) Towns 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (9 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
1611
+3 (5:30) Rose 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wright 2 AST)
1911
(5:18) Towns Offensive Charge Foul (P2.T4) (J.Van Duyne)
(5:18) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (5:00) Rose 15' Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2111
+3 (4:45) Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
2114
(4:21) MISS Jackson 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:18) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:14) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:11) Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:00) Okogie S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Ayotte)
(4:00) MISS Griffin Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:00) Pistons Rebound
+1 (4:00) Griffin Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2214
(3:48) MISS Edwards 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:45) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:45) Edwards Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
2216
(3:34) MISS Grant 22' Jump Shot
(3:34) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:23) Okafor S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ayotte)
(3:23) MISS Reid Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:23) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (3:23) Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2217
(3:13) MISS Rose 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:10) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:04) Russell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:04) Rose STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:59) Griffin 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Rose 1 AST)
2417
+2 (2:42) Okogie 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
2419
+3 (2:24) Jackson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Griffin 1 AST)
2719
+2 (2:08) Russell 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2721
(2:02) Rose Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T3) (M.Ayotte)
(2:02) Rose Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:49) Okafor S.FOUL (P2.T4) (T.Ford)
+1 (1:49) Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
2722
+1 (1:49) Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2723
+2 (1:35) Okafor 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
2923
(1:23) MISS Russell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:19) Okafor REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:15) Rose 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Okafor 1 AST)
3123
(1:07) Jackson P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (1:07) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
3124
+1 (1:07) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
3125
(0:44) MISS Doumbouya 3' Driving Layup
(0:44) Pistons Rebound
(0:43) MISS Doumbouya 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:43) Pistons Rebound
(0:43) Pistons Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(0:33) MISS Hernangomez 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:29) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:27) MISS Reid 5' Hook Shot
(0:25) Doumbouya REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:07) Jackson 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Rose 2 AST)
3425
(0:01) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) Okafor REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DET

MIN

101Points111

45-93(48.4%)Field Goal(%)38-88(43.2%)

8-35(22.9%)3-Point(%)11-41(26.8%)

3-8(37.5%)Free Throw(%)24-28(85.7%)

44(7)Rebounds(Offensive)48(12)

29Assists25

5Steals6

2Blocks5

12Turnovers11

20Fouls16

66Pts In The Paint44

23Fast Break Pts17

19Pts Off Turnovers16

51Bench Pts51

14Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

capacity: 19,356