The Detroit Pistons defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, 116 - 108, at The Palace Of Auburn Hills on Friday evening. Marcus Morris poured in a career - high 36 points to lead the Pistons to a much - needed victory. It was a close contest the whole way, despite a 24 - 18 first quarter for Detroit, which proved to be the difference maker. The Pistons (23 - 27) won the first, third and fourth quarters, while they were outscored 34 - 29 in the second. They shot 45 percent from the field and 11 - of - 26 from long range, in order to pull off the win. Morris added six rebounds, two assists and one steal to his impressive point total, while Andre Drummond came up large with 12 points, 18 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Jon Leuer added 24 points on 8 - of - 16 shooting, as the second - highest scorer for Detroit. Three other players scored in double digits to round out an all around good team win for the Pistons. They will go on to visit Indiana on Saturday for their second game in as many nights. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves (19 - 31) dropped their second straight game, despite outscoring the Pistons 60 - 36 in the paint. Karl-Anthony Towns led the way for Minnesota with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins followed up with 21 points, while Zach LaVine chipped in 20 points. Two other players scored in double digits for the T-Wolves, including Shabazz Muhammad, who continued his strong play with 15 points in 23 minutes off the bench. The Timberwolves will face the second night of a back - to - back, as they play host to the Grizzlies on Saturday.
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