National Basketball Association
Minnesota 116, Detroit 105
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials:
#56 Mark Ayotte, #43 Dan Crawford, # Marat Kogut
Attendance:
13122
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kevin Love collected 20 points and 20 rebounds for his 48th consecutive double-double as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves got the better of the Detroit Pistons, 116-105, on Wednesday.
Anthony Randolph added 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and Jonny Flynn chipped in eight points and 14 assists for the Timberwolves, who improved to 5-25 on the road.
The Pistons were within four points, 93-89, with 10 minutes left when Minnesota took over, ripping off a 14-2 burst to push it to 107-91 with under five minutes left. It was the bench doing much of the damage during the spurt, with Lazar Hayward scoring seven points and Flynn adding four.
Detroit went 1 of 10 from the floor during the run.
The Pistons tried to get back into it with six quick points to cut it to 111-101 with 1:54 left but the damage had been done.
Greg Monroe recorded 18 points and 11 rebounds and Austin Daye scored 22 points for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Detroit |
|
Kevin Love 20 |
Scoring |
Austin Daye 22 |
|
Jonny Flynn 14 |
Assists |
Rodney Stuckey 10 |
|
Kevin Love 20 |
Rebounds |
Greg Monroe 11 |
|
Kevin Love 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Austin Daye 6 |
|
Jonny Flynn 2 |
Steals |
Greg Monroe 4 |
|
Wesley Johnson 3 |
Blocks |
Chris Wilcox 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
116 |
52.6 |
7-16 |
29-37 |
28 |
47 |
5 |
6 |
16 |
| Detroit
|
105 |
43.8 |
5-25 |
22-31 |
29 |
38 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Washington. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.