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Game 9 Minnesota Timberwolves 83 - 79 Detroit Pistons



Look out below! Delonte gets Dunked on.

Feb 16, 2012 - Timberwolves @ Pistons
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Timberwolves (31-25)	21	22	16	24	83
Detroit Pistons (22-33)	21	24	16	18	79

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Patrick Ewing Jr.	17	5-7	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	0	0	10
Grant Hill	26	1-5	1-2	0-0	7	3	0	1	4	3

Timberwolves Starters
R. Rubio
D. West
M. Beasley
A. Randolph
K. Love

Pistons Starters
B. Knight
R. Hamilton
G. Hill
K. Martin
G. Monroe

Game Leaders
Pts - 21 - R. Hamilton (Pistons)
Rebs - 11 - G. Monroe (Pistons)
Asts - 11 - R. Rubio (Timberwolves)
Stls - 3 - G. Monroe (Pistons)
Blks - 2 - A. Randolph (Timberwolves)

Ewing’s Epilogue

“Well this has been a tough week. Played 3 team in the playoff races, and lost to all 3. The T-Wolves are up to 3rd now with this win. Their spanish sensation led the way for them tonight. Rubio had 17 pts and 11 assists. His size and passing ability gave us fits on defence. Mike Beasley and Kevin Love were also tough to handle. Beasley had 14pts and 6 rebounds, Love had 13 and 6 boards. Their other rookie Derrick Williams has struggled to make an impression this season off the bench, even though he scored 10 tonight. I've heard rumors he's been very unhappy there so far.”

"Rip kept us in the game with his 21 points. Greg Monroe was a real leader yet again. He had 12 pts and 11 rebounds. But yet again his defence was outstanding, adding 3 steals to help his defensive player of the year credentials. Rubio seemed to have the upper hand on Brandon Knight, even though he dished out 10 assists. Will Bynum made a decent contribution off the bench with 11 points. But conspicious with his absence from any leader of a stat category was Grant Hill. He had a poor game offensively, but he grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. i outperformed him, but didnt get rewarded more playing time, which is disappointing."

"All star weekend is on the horizon, got to catch up with the family this weekend. Flying home tonight and Dad will meet us at the house. Should be good to catch up and get the low down on how the Magic are faring this year! Looking forward to watching Brandon Knight start for the rookies on Saturday night!"