The Detroit Piston’s around Dennis Schröder have lost after violent clashes on the field including five place references and two disqualifications in the Minnesota Timberwolves.
For the pistons, the 104: 123 was the first bankruptcy after three wins and a small damper in the fight for the best possible starting point in the NBA playoffs.
At 39:29 for the pistons, players from both teams clashed in the second quarter. Within seconds there was a large pack formation with thrusts directly in front of the fans in the front row.
Derolation for three pistons players
National team captain Schröder was not involved, but his team then had to do without the colleague Isaiiah Stewart, Ron Holland II and Marcus Sasser and the disqualified head coach JB Bickerstaff. Due to injuries to Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris, the pistons had already started with a reduced squad.
At the Timberwolves, Naz Reid and Donte Divincenzo and assistant coach Pablo Prigioni were sanctioned.
The pistons went into the break with a small lead, but according to the references had no more rhythm and increasingly lost control of the game.
Important victory for Timberwolves in Western Conference
In the narrow Western Conference, victory helped the Timberwolves on the way to the desired move into the playoffs. It was not enough for sixth because the Golden State Warriors won 148: 106 clearly against the San Antonio Spurs. But the 122: 127 defeat of the Clippers against the Cleveland Cavaliers passed the Timberwolves past Los Angeles.