MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Naz Reid had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Jaden McDaniels added 20 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sluggish start yesterday to beat the Detroit Pistons 106-91.
Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 14 rebounds and Kyle Anderson scored 14 points off the bench to help offset a quiet nine points by All-Star Anthony Edwards for the Wolves (50-22), who moved into a second-place tie with Oklahoma City in the Western Conference after the Thunder lost in overtime to Houston.
Denver has a half-game lead over Minnesota and Oklahoma City after the Nuggets lost to Phoenix.
“Why not the first seed? And regardless of whether we do or not, we know the real season starts in mid-April,” Gobert said.
The Wolves hit the 50-win mark for just the fifth time in their 35 seasons, matching the franchise’s third-highest total with 10 games to go.
