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Target Center shook off the rust for the Minnesota Timberwolves’ sole home preseason matchup. The first game where Minnesota donned the white rebrand jerseys and the first look fans got to check out the new court. The Detroit Pistons, fresh off their saga with Jalen Duren’s agent, came to town as two opposite-conference foes wound down the preseason and got ready to set sail on the regular season.
Minnesota’s offense was clicking early as they put up 38 points in the opening frame. On the backs of Jaden McDaniels and Jonathan Kuminga, the Timberwolves started off humming in front of their home crowd. Jaden McDaniels scored double digits and got to the free-throw line seven times in this quarter. Despite their best efforts on offense, Jalen Duren took it at Rudy Gobert and Joan Beringer to convert in the painted area. The $200 million man made his money by using his strength inside. Despite this, the Wolves still held a nine-point lead after the first quarter.
The Pistons dug in in the second quarter. Their ball pressure and disruption started to bother the Timberwolves’ offense and force some turnovers. This disruption bothered the Wolves’ lead guards and forced them into bad decision-making. They dominated the frame and punched right back in the second quarter. They outscored the Timberwolves 36-20 and left them with a seven-point deficit at halftime.
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The third quarter continued with Detroit digging in defensively as they were able to make Minnesota question their process on the offensive end. That did not deter a highlight play that got even the preseason crowd going with a LaMelo-Ball-to-Jonathan-Kuminga lob dunk connection. The athleticism was on full display throughout the game on the home team’s side. Despite this, the Pistons still squeezed the Timberwolves as their field goal percentage continued to go down. They strengthened their lead in the quarter and went up by 15.
While the Timberwolves’ regular rotation players played for longer in the matchup, in the 4th quarter the bench got some run. The main highlight was a couple of treys from Jaylen Clark as he took four of them with confidence….
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Publish date : 2026-10-15 03:37:00
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