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03/27 01:02 CDT Minnesota hosts Detroit after overtime win against Houston
Minnesota hosts Detroit after overtime win against Houston
By The Associated Press
Detroit Pistons (53-20, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota
Timberwolves (45-28, fifth in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts the Detroit Pistons following the Minnesota
Timberwolves' 110-108 overtime victory against the Houston Rockets.
The Timberwolves have gone 25-13 at home. Minnesota averages 118.3 points and
has outscored opponents by 3.9 points per game.
The Pistons are 24-11 on the road. Detroit is the league leader in inside
scoring, averaging 58.1 points per game in the paint this season. Jalen Duren
leads them with 14.6 points per game in the paint.
The Timberwolves make 48.3% of their shots from the field this season, which is
3.9 percentage points higher than the Pistons have allowed to their opponents
(44.4%). The Pistons average 117.6 points per game, 3.2 more than the 114.4 the
Timberwolves allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rudy Gobert is shooting 69.3% and averaging 11.0 points for the
Timberwolves. Julius Randle is averaging 18.6 points over the last 10 games.
Tobias Harris is scoring 13.3 points per game and averaging 5.3 rebounds for
the Pistons. Duren is averaging 24.9 points and 10.1 rebounds over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 5-5, averaging 113.5 points, 44.2 rebounds, 25.3
assists, 8.2 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 114.8 points per game.
Pistons: 8-2, averaging 123.6 points, 43.7 rebounds, 32.2 assists, 10.2 steals
and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 51.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 109.9 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards: out (knee), Ayo Dosunmu: day to day
(calf).
Pistons: Duncan Robinson: day to day (injury management), Cade Cunningham: out
(lung), Isaiah Stewart: out (calf), Caris LeVert: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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