AT SYRACUSE NY, Preseason

2-3

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Pistons DET	29	14	18	27	88
Timberwolves MIN	20	29	22	28	99

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMIN

4-1

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Detroit Pistons

Matchups

DET

MIN wins season

2-0

MIN

Game 1@ MIN

Final

109

105

Game 2@ DET

Final

116

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	4	1	.800	-	W1
Cleveland	3	2	.600	1	L1
Indiana	2	3	.400	2	L2
Chicago	1	4	.200	3	L3
Milwaukee	1	4	.200	3	L1

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	4	1	.800	-	L1
Portland	3	1	.750	0.5	L1
Minnesota	3	2	.600	1	L2
Denver	2	2	.500	1.5	W1
Utah	1	4	.200	3	L3

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