Overview
- The Detroit–Minnesota matchup in Detroit, which tips at 7 p.m. ET Thursday on Prime Video, follows last week’s 109-87 Pistons win in Minneapolis.
- Detroit clinched its first Central Division title since 2008 and, with a magic number of two, can edge closer to the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed.
- Anthony Edwards returned Monday with 17 points in 23 minutes and is listed as questionable, as he works to meet the NBA’s 65-game minimum for award eligibility.
- Cade Cunningham remains out with a collapsed lung and the Pistons are 6-2 without him, with Daniss Jenkins stepping in at point guard.
- DraftKings lists Detroit around -3.5 with a total near 224.5, and the Timberwolves start a back-to-back that continues Friday in Philadelphia.