Detroit Pistons game vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: Injury report, time, lineup and more
It hasn't been a fun season for the Detroit Pistons, and it's been an even less fun last week.
The Pistons have seen players dropping like flies with a rash of injuries recently. Last week, Isaiah Stewart (hamstring), Ausar Thompson (blood clot) and Stanley Umude (ankle) were all ruled out for the season, but that's just the start of the injury report.
In each of their last two games, the Pistons have had eight players not available to play, including Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren and trade deadline additions Simone Fontecchio and Quinten Grimes. Fontecchio has missed the last five games, while Grimes has missed seven straight and has appeared in just six of the 22 games he's been on the Pistons.
Amidst the injuries, the Pistons have lost seven straight games.
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Prior to this most recent losing streak, the Pistons had actually won back-to-back games, first beating the Charlotte Hornets and then a depleted Toronto Raptors team. Then the Miami Heat came to town for two straight games at Little Caesars Arena, the first in which the Pistons weren't able to overcome a poor third quarter, and the second a back-breaking loss on a Bam Adebayo buzzer-beater after Cade Cunningham took a last-second shot too early in the shot clock.
That loss jumpstarted a streak of five straight defeats by at least 13 points. Ironically, the "closest" game of the stretch was the Pistons' 114-101 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans where they scored just 10 points in the first quarter, so it's tough to take many positives from that. Cunningham did not suit up for that game or the next one against the New York Knicks. He's missed three of the last five games and was a late scratch against the Pelicans. The Pistons have said he's missed the games due to "left knee management" so it's tough to say whether the team is just being careful with their star player as the season winds down or if we'll see him back on the court again soon.
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Here's what you need to know about today's Pistons vs. Timberwolves game, TV and streaming info, the injury report and projected starting lineups.
Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves start time today
Matchup: Pistons (12-60) vs. Timberwolves (49-22).
Date: Wednesday, March 27.
Time: 8 p.m. ET.
Where: Target Center in Minneapolis.
Betting line: TBD. (how to bet and get sign up bonuses).
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Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves TV channel today
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM 97.1 (Pistons radio affiliates).
Streaming: Fubo (free trial).
If you do not have Bally Sports Detroit, you can sign up for Fubo with a free trial to watch the Pistons all season.
Detroit Pistons injury report vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Pistons are once again down several players, just like they were in each of their last two losses:
Cade Cunningham (left knee management).
Jalen Duren (lower back spasms).
Simone Fontecchio (left toe).
Quentin Grimes (right knee).
Taj Gibson (right hamstring).
Out for the season: Ausar Thompson (blood cut), Isaiah Stewart (hamstring) and Stanley Umude (right ankle fracture).
Out for the Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark (Achilles) remains out indefinitely, while Karl-Anthony Towns is set to be re-evaluated soon after being ruled out for four weeks on March 13 after he got surgery to repair a left knee lateral meniscus tear but won't play against the Pistons.
READ MORE: What Ausar Thompson's blood clot means for his future with Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves projected starting lineups
Pistons: PG Marcus Sasser, G Jaden Ivey, F Troy Brown Jr., PF Chimezie Metu, C James Wiseman.
Timberwolves: PG Mike Conley, G Anthony Edwards, F Jaden McDaniels, F Naz Reid, C Rudy Gobert.
Lineups subject to change.
Detroit Pistons uniform, jersey vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Pistons will wear their blue "Icon Edition" uniforms with "Detroit" written across the chest with the classic stories down the side.
The Timberwolves will wear their traditional white "Association Edition" uniforms, with "Wolves" written across the chest with different shades of blue on the top and bottom.
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