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Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

April 2, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Pistons beat the Timberwolves 113-108 on 2026-04-02 at home. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, and Daniss Jenkins. The Timberwolves started Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and Ayo Dosunmu. Julius Randle (Timberwolves) scored 12 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Jalen Duren as his primary defender. Jalen Duren (Pistons) scored 15 points (5/15) in his matchups, with Rudy Gobert as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DET
Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons 113

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Daniss Jenkins GS 36:50 26 5 8 0 0 1 0 9-19 2-2 6-7 +13
Jalen Duren GS 35:32 22 14 4 1 2 5 3 8-15 0-0 6-10 +6
Ausar Thompson GS 31:00 7 9 9 2 3 1 2 3-6 0-0 1-2 +15
Duncan Robinson GS 28:42 15 4 3 1 0 2 5 5-11 3-7 2-2 +10
Tobias Harris GS 6:07 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 +3
Javonte Green 26:33 8 6 0 1 0 1 2 2-7 2-5 2-2 +3
Kevin Huerter 21:37 12 4 2 0 0 0 1 4-6 2-3 2-2 -7
Paul Reed 16:00 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 2-4 0-0 0-0 -4
Ronald Holland II 15:39 8 0 0 1 0 0 2 4-7 0-2 0-0 +1
Caris LeVert 13:37 7 2 0 0 1 1 1 3-7 1-3 0-2 -11
Marcus Sasser 8:24 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-1 2-2 -4
Totals 113 48 29 7 7 12 19 41-86 10-23 21-29

Did not play: Wendell Moore Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tolu Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)

MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves 108

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Julius Randle GS 34:40 27 6 6 1 0 3 2 9-15 2-5 7-10 +2
Ayo Dosunmu GS 32:32 19 5 4 2 1 4 1 7-15 2-7 3-3 -11
Donte DiVincenzo GS 29:52 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 2-8 1-7 0-0 -8
Rudy Gobert GS 27:11 6 7 1 0 1 1 4 2-3 0-0 2-4 -10
Mike Conley GS 22:07 14 2 2 2 0 1 4 4-8 4-7 2-2 -12
Naz Reid 30:30 19 6 3 0 2 1 2 6-16 4-9 3-4 +5
Kyle Anderson 25:32 2 7 2 2 3 2 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 -3
Bones Hyland 19:10 6 3 2 0 0 1 2 3-12 0-6 0-0 +9
Terrence Shannon Jr. 18:26 10 3 1 1 0 0 2 4-7 0-1 2-2 +3
Totals 108 40 22 8 8 14 20 38-86 13-42 19-25

Did not play: Joan Beringer (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jaylen Clark (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Julian Phillips (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DET
Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Pistons defense

Defender Guarded most
Daniss Jenkins Donte DiVincenzo: 21 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Mike Conley: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/3)
Jalen Duren Rudy Gobert: 35 poss., 14 pts (5/8) · Julius Randle: 16 poss., 1 pts (0/1)
Ausar Thompson Ayo Dosunmu: 27 poss., 1 pts (0/2) · Kyle Anderson: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Duncan Robinson Mike Conley: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Javonte Green Naz Reid: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julius Randle: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kevin Huerter Terrence Shannon Jr: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kyle Anderson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Paul Reed Julius Randle: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Naz Reid: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ronald Holland II Naz Reid: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Bones Hyland: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Caris LeVert Kyle Anderson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Bones Hyland: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Marcus Sasser Bones Hyland: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Mike Conley: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tobias Harris Julius Randle: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rudy Gobert: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1)

Timberwolves defense

Defender Guarded most
Julius Randle Jalen Duren: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Paul Reed: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/3)
Ayo Dosunmu Ausar Thompson: 27 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Daniss Jenkins: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Donte DiVincenzo Duncan Robinson: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Daniss Jenkins: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Naz Reid Javonte Green: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ronald Holland II: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Kyle Anderson Kevin Huerter: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Caris LeVert: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Rudy Gobert Jalen Duren: 35 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ausar Thompson: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Mike Conley Daniss Jenkins: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Duncan Robinson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Terrence Shannon Jr Kevin Huerter: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Duncan Robinson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bones Hyland Daniss Jenkins: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Ronald Holland II: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)