Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota,
which has won three straight. Malik Beasley contributed 18
points and Jarred Vanderbilt tossed in 13. Patrick Beverley
added 11 points and seven assists, and Jaden McDaniels chipped
in 10 points.
Frank Jackson led the Pistons with 25 points. Saddiq Bey had 21
points, 13 rebounds and a career-high eight assists, while
Jerami Grant contributed 20 points and Trey Lyles added 13.
The Timberwolves had 23 fast-break points and scored 21 points
off 16 Detroit turnovers.
Both teams were missing key players. Detroit's Cade Cunningham,
the top pick of last year's draft, sat out due to a right hip
pointer. Minnesota's D'Angelo Russell was sidelined by a left
shin contusion.
The Pistons emerged from a wild first half with a 67-65 lead.
Grant and Bey had 13 points apiece to lead Detroit, while Prince
topped the Timberwolves with 15 points.
Detroit nudged the lead to five points, 82-77, midway through
the third quarter when Grant knocked down a corner 3-pointer.
A Jackson 3-pointer less than a minute later made it a six-point
spread, but Minnesota responded with 11 unanswered points,
including six straight from Towns. Prince capped it off with a
3-pointer to put Minnesota up 90-85 with 3:13 left in the
quarter.
Towns had a fast-break dunk, giving him 13 points for the
quarter, as Minnesota carried a 103-94 lead into the final
quarter.
The Timberwolves extended it to 15 with a 10-4 run to start the
fourth. Beasley scored five of those points and Prince capped it
with a 3-pointer.
Prince's layup with 7:39 remaining made it 117-101. Minnesota
then went scoreless for nearly five minutes while Detroit went
on an 11-0 run. Jackson had a four-point play and two assists in
that span.
Edwards stopped the run with a three-point play. Beverley
clinched the victory with a 3-pointer in the final minute.
--Field Level Media
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