Pistons beat the Timberwolves 109-87 to strengthen hold on East’s top seed
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Tobias Harris led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points on Saturday as the Detroit Pistons strengthened their hold on the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 109-87 victory over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves.
Jalen Duren had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons, who have won nine of their last 11 games. They began the day with a four-game lead over Boston in the race for the Eastern Conference’s top seed.
Five other Pistons scored at least 10 points, led by Daniss Jenkins and Ronald Holland II with 13 apiece.
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards (right knee inflammation) missed his sixth straight game. The Timberwolves also played without starting forward Jaden McDaniels (right knee soreness) and guard Ayo Dosunmu (right calf soreness).
Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (collapsed lung) also missed his sixth straight game.
Donte DiVincenzo hit five 3-pointers and led Minnesota with 22 points. Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who shot a season-low 32 percent (27 for 85) from the floor and 21 percent (9 for 43) from beyond the arc.
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