Minnesota Timberwolves @ Detroit Pistons

22-47, 10-26 Away

119

22-47, 10-26 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Timberwolves MIN	30	32	24	33	119
Pistons DET	20	20	25	35	100

Detroit PistonsPistonsDET

20-50, 13-21 Home

100

20-50, 13-21 Home

Isaiah Stewart misses 9-foot jumper
Sekou Doumbouya misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sekou Doumbouya makes dunk (Killian Hayes assists)
Killian Hayes misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Josh Jackson misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Saddiq Bey makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists)
Josh Jackson misses driving layup
Isaiah Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Killian Hayes makes 5-foot two point shot
Saddiq Bey misses 27-foot three point shot
Sekou Doumbouya makes dunk (Saddiq Bey assists)
Saddiq Bey misses 17-foot jumper
Saddiq Bey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deividas Sirvydis assists)
Jaden McDaniels blocks Sekou Doumbouya's driving layup
Josh Okogie blocks Deividas Sirvydis 's 4-foot driving layup
Deividas Sirvydis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Saben Lee assists)
Naz Reid blocks Jahlil Okafor 's 4-foot two point shot
Saben Lee misses 7-foot two point shot
Isaiah Stewart misses layup
D'Angelo Russell blocks Killian Hayes 's 1-foot driving layup
Isaiah Stewart misses 2-foot hook shot
Killian Hayes misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Isaiah Stewart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)
Saben Lee misses driving layup
Killian Hayes makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
Isaiah Stewart makes layup (Killian Hayes assists)
Tyler Cook misses 4-foot hook shot
Killian Hayes makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Saben Lee makes driving dunk
Saddiq Bey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)
Killian Hayes misses 6-foot two point shot
Killian Hayes misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Josh Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)
Saddiq Bey makes 7-foot two point shot (Killian Hayes assists)
Sekou Doumbouya makes two point shot
Sekou Doumbouya misses 28-foot three point jumper
Saddiq Bey misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Saddiq Bey makes three point shot (Josh Jackson assists)
Saddiq Bey makes two point shot (Sekou Doumbouya assists)
Isaiah Stewart misses two point shot
Saddiq Bey misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three pointer
Saddiq Bey misses driving layup
Ricky Rubio blocks Sekou Doumbouya 's 3-foot layup
Killian Hayes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Stewart makes tip shot
Saddiq Bey misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Saben Lee makes two point shot
Tyler Cook misses 4-foot hook shot
Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Saben Lee assists)
Tyler Cook makes dunk
Jaden McDaniels blocks Tyler Cook's driving layup
Saben Lee makes driving layup
Josh Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deividas Sirvydis assists)
Saben Lee makes two point shot
Tyler Cook makes dunk (Saben Lee assists)
Jahlil Okafor makes layup (Josh Jackson assists)
Isaiah Stewart makes 10-foot two point shot (Saben Lee assists)
Deividas Sirvydis misses step back jumpshot
Killian Hayes makes 9-foot two point shot
Jaden McDaniels blocks Tyler Cook 's 2-foot driving layup
Tyler Cook makes dunk (Killian Hayes assists)
Isaiah Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Killian Hayes misses driving floating jump shot
Isaiah Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Saben Lee makes 2-foot two point shot
Killian Hayes misses 5-foot hook shot
Saben Lee makes driving layup
Isaiah Stewart makes layup (Saben Lee assists)
Saben Lee makes two point shot (Killian Hayes assists)
Jake Layman blocks Saddiq Bey 's 2-foot driving layup
Killian Hayes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Stewart assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Saddiq Bey blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 3-foot layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot two point shot
Anthony Edwards makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
Jarred Vanderbilt makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses jumper
Ricky Rubio makes two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 13-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
Josh Okogie makes two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses finger roll layup
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 22-foot three point jumper
Tyler Cook blocks Jordan McLaughlin's layup
Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses step back jumpshot
Jordan McLaughlin misses 23-foot three point shot
Naz Reid makes 8-foot two point shot (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
Jordan McLaughlin makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Juancho Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jordan McLaughlin misses 23-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid misses layup
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Ricky Rubio makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Sekou Doumbouya blocks Ricky Rubio's layup
D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 11-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Josh Jackson blocks Anthony Edwards's dunk
Ricky Rubio makes 23-foot three pointer
D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses running pullup jump shot
Ricky Rubio makes dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point pullup jump shot
Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses layup
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point shot
Ricky Rubio makes 9-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Ricky Rubio makes two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 8-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point shot
Anthony Edwards misses layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Josh Okogie misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan McLaughlin makes two point shot
Naz Reid makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 2-foot two point shot
Naz Reid makes 1-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid misses two point shot
Naz Reid makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jaden McDaniels misses 27-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
Juancho Hernangomez makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
Saben Lee blocks Ricky Rubio 's 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jaylen Nowell makes 26-foot three pointer (Naz Reid assists)
Jaylen Nowell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jordan McLaughlin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Naz Reid makes 3-foot two point shot (Juancho Hernangomez assists)

TIMBERWOLVES

PISTONS

TIME		MIN	DET
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Isaiah Stewart (Ricky Rubio gains possession)	0	0
11:39	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:36	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Isaiah Stewart misses 9-foot jumper	0	0
11:14	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	0	0
11:04	Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot	0	0
11:01	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	0	0
10:59	Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:56	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	0	0
10:41	Sekou Doumbouya misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:38	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	0	0
10:30	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	3	0
10:13	Josh Jackson offensive foul	3	0
10:13	Josh Jackson turnover	3	0
9:58	Saddiq Bey blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 3-foot layup	3	0
9:58	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	3	0
9:48	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot two point shot	5	0
9:44	Sekou Doumbouya makes dunk (Killian Hayes assists)	5	2
9:29	Anthony Edwards makes 21-foot step back jumpshot	7	2
9:19	Killian Hayes misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	7	2
9:16	Sekou Doumbouya offensive rebound	7	2
9:16	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	7	2
9:16	Sekou Doumbouya makes free throw 1 of 2	7	3
9:16	Sekou Doumbouya makes free throw 2 of 2	7	4
9:06	Jarred Vanderbilt makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	9	4
9:06	Isaiah Stewart shooting foul	9	4
9:06	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 1 of 1	10	4
8:54	Josh Jackson misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	10	4
8:49	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	10	4
8:43	Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	4
8:21	Saddiq Bey makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists)	10	6
8:08	D'Angelo Russell misses jumper	10	6
8:06	Killian Hayes defensive rebound	10	6
7:56	Josh Jackson misses driving layup	10	6
7:53	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	10	6
7:52	Ricky Rubio makes two point shot	12	6
7:52	Isaiah Stewart defensive goaltending violation	12	6
7:41	Isaiah Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	6
7:35	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	12	6
7:30	Isaiah Stewart shooting foul	12	6
7:30	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	13	6
7:30	Jahlil Okafor enters the game for Isaiah Stewart	13	6
7:30	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	14	6
7:20	Josh Jackson out of bounds lost ball turnover	14	6
7:06	Jahlil Okafor shooting foul	14	6
7:06	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	15	6
7:06	Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2	15	6
7:01	Jahlil Okafor defensive rebound	15	6
6:49	Killian Hayes makes 5-foot two point shot	15	8
6:39	D'Angelo Russell misses 13-foot two point shot	15	8
6:39	Killian Hayes defensive rebound	15	8
6:30	Saddiq Bey misses 27-foot three point shot	15	8
6:27	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	15	8
6:10	D'Angelo Russell misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	15	8
6:10	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	15	8
6:03	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup	17	8
5:59	Pistons Full timeout	17	8
5:59	Deividas Sirvydis enters the game for Josh Jackson	17	8
5:59	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	17	8
5:47	Sekou Doumbouya makes dunk (Saddiq Bey assists)	17	10
5:25	Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	20	10
5:02	Saddiq Bey misses 17-foot jumper	20	10
5:00	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	20	10
4:55	Anthony Edwards offensive foul	20	10
4:55	Anthony Edwards turnover	20	10
4:55	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	20	10
4:33	Jahlil Okafor 3 second turnover	20	10
4:20	Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot	20	10
4:17	Deividas Sirvydis defensive rebound	20	10
4:12	Josh Okogie shooting foul	20	10
4:12	Sekou Doumbouya makes free throw 1 of 2	20	11
4:12	Saben Lee enters the game for Killian Hayes	20	11
4:12	Sekou Doumbouya makes free throw 2 of 2	20	12
3:50	Anthony Edwards misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	20	12
3:47	Sekou Doumbouya defensive rebound	20	12
3:41	Ricky Rubio personal foul	20	12
3:41	Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for Ricky Rubio	20	12
3:34	Saddiq Bey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deividas Sirvydis assists)	20	15
3:22	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	23	15
3:08	Jahlil Okafor bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	23	15
3:04	Josh Okogie makes two point shot	25	15
2:59	Jaden McDaniels blocks Sekou Doumbouya's driving layup	25	15
2:58	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	25	15
2:57	Anthony Edwards traveling	25	15
2:57	Timberwolves Full timeout	25	15
2:57	Tyler Cook enters the game for Saddiq Bey	25	15
2:57	Josh Jackson enters the game for Sekou Doumbouya	25	15
2:57	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Anthony Edwards	25	15
2:44	Josh Jackson offensive foul	25	15
2:44	Josh Jackson turnover	25	15
2:33	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	15
2:29	Saben Lee defensive rebound	25	15
2:22	Josh Okogie blocks Deividas Sirvydis 's 4-foot driving layup	25	15
2:22	Pistons offensive team rebound	25	15
2:22	Naz Reid enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	25	15
2:17	Deividas Sirvydis misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	15
2:14	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	25	15
2:09	Naz Reid makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)	27	15
2:09	Deividas Sirvydis shooting foul	27	15
2:09	Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 1	27	15
2:05	Deividas Sirvydis defensive rebound	27	15
1:49	Josh Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Saben Lee assists)	27	18
1:29	D'Angelo Russell misses finger roll layup	27	18
1:27	Jahlil Okafor defensive rebound	27	18
1:24	Josh Okogie kicked ball violation	27	18
1:12	Naz Reid blocks Jahlil Okafor 's 4-foot two point shot	27	18
1:10	Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound	27	18
1:08	D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	30	18
47.4	Saben Lee misses 7-foot two point shot	30	18
45.5	Naz Reid defensive rebound	30	18
40.1	D'Angelo Russell misses 22-foot three point jumper	30	18
36.8	Jordan McLaughlin offensive rebound	30	18
34.5	Tyler Cook blocks Jordan McLaughlin's layup	30	18
34.5	Tyler Cook defensive rebound	30	18
28.8	Josh Okogie shooting foul	30	18
28.8	Josh Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	30	19
28.8	Josh Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	30	20
19.4	Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	20
16.3	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	30	20
13.4	D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper	30	20
10.1	Tyler Cook defensive rebound	30	20
0.4	Josh Jackson lost ball turnover (Jaden McDaniels steals)	30	20
0.3	Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jumper	30	20
0.3	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	30	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	20

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Pistons
101
Timberwolves
111

Game 1

24/12

Timberwolves
119
Pistons
100

Game 2

12/5

Little Caesars Arena

12:00 AM, 12 May 2021

Detroit, MI

Attendance: 750

Referees:
Haywoode Workman
Ken Mauer
J.B. DeRosa

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	26	5	.839	-	L2
Denver	22	8	.733	3.5	W1
Minnesota	20	11	.645	6	L1
Portland	12	18	.400	13.5	L2
Utah	10	19	.345	15	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	24	6	.800	-	W3
Cleveland	17	15	.531	8	L1
Chicago	14	15	.483	9.5	W4
Milwaukee	12	18	.400	12	W1
Indiana	6	24	.200	18	L6

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Minnesota Timberwolves @ Detroit Pistons

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