AUBURN HILLS, MI (AP) --
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Oleksiy Pecherov had 20 points and 10
rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 122-114 preseason
victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.
Corey Brewer added 21 points for Minnesota (2-5) and Ryan Gomes
scored 19. Rodney Stuckey led Detroit (3-4) with 25.
Both teams were missing key post players. Detroit had Ben
Wallace (knee) and Kwame Brown (hand) on the bench, while Kevin
Love (hand) and Al Jefferson (flu-like symptoms) were out for
Minnesota.
Detroit led 64-61 after an offensive-minded first half. The
Pistons shot 60 percent, while the Timberwolves were at 59 percent.
The Pistons expanded the lead to nine points, but several
turnovers led to a 22-4 run by the Timberwolves, who led 93-85 at
quarter's end.
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