40pts
Jerry Stackhouse
DETvsMIN
Jan 23, 2002
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Detroit Pistons vs Minnesota Timberwolves Head-to-Head
The all-time win record is tied 36-36 across 72 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on January 12, 1990: Minnesota Timberwolves 86, Detroit Pistons 97.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026DET
36
vs
MIN
36
72 meetings
All-time
Win record tied 36-36
Recent form
DET 5-5 over the latest 10
Last meeting
DET won 113-108 on Apr 2, 2026
Closeness
No win gap: 36-36
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.5 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 2, 26
DET 113-108 MIN
DETMar 28, 26
MIN 87-109 DET
DETMar 30, 25
MIN 123-104 DET
MINJan 4, 25
DET 119-105 MIN
DETMar 27, 24
MIN 106-91 DET
MINJan 17, 24
DET 117-124 MIN
MINJan 11, 23
DET 135-118 MIN
DETDec 31, 22
MIN 104-116 DET
DETFeb 6, 22
MIN 118-105 DET
MINFeb 3, 22
DET 117-128 MIN
MIN| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | DET | MIN | 113–108 | DET |
| Mar 28, 2026 | MIN | DET | 87–109 | DET |
| Mar 30, 2025 | MIN | DET | 123–104 | MIN |
| Jan 4, 2025 | DET | MIN | 119–105 | DET |
| Mar 27, 2024 | MIN | DET | 106–91 | MIN |
| Jan 17, 2024 | DET | MIN | 117–124 | MIN |
| Jan 11, 2023 | DET | MIN | 135–118 | DET |
| Dec 31, 2022 | MIN | DET | 104–116 | DET |
| Feb 6, 2022 | MIN | DET | 118–105 | MIN |
| Feb 3, 2022 | DET | MIN | 117–128 | MIN |
Last Meeting
Apr 2, 2026Final
DET
113
HOME
MIN
108
AWAY
Pistonswon by5
Pistons' 2nd straight in this series·Game 72 of all-time series
Matchup context
The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. The complete decided record is tied 36-36. The 11.5-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1990 to 2026
- 37 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.5 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
36W
36W
DET
MIN
50%50%
Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season72 games
36
36
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Detroit Pistons Biggest Win
113–83+30
Feb 19, 1996
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
121–94+27
Dec 10, 2013
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DET ↕ | MIN ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
16-20
DET
AWAY
16-20
MIN
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Detroit Pistons: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.5 pts on average
11.5pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DET-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time50%
MIN-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time50%
Last 10 Results
DET / MIN
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 44 of 72 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
4
DET OT Wins
2
MIN OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
98-104 on Jan 19, 2007 (2OT)
Largest Leads
DET Biggest Leads
+35pts
Dec 9, 2016
#2:+30 pts·Dec 10, 2013
#3:+30 pts·Jan 24, 2006
MIN Biggest Leads
+31pts
Mar 7, 2014
#2:+25 pts·Mar 6, 2019
#3:+25 pts·Oct 25, 2017
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
17
Feb 6, 2022
Average per Game
5.8
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
21
Jan 19, 2007
Average Ties per Game
5.1
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
22,076
Nov 23, 2008
Lowest
11,251
Dec 10, 2013
Average
16,841
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DET45.0%
MIN45.7%
MIN +0.7 pp
3P%
DET36.0%
MIN34.3%
DET +1.7 pp
FT%
DET71.9%
MIN77.7%
MIN +5.8 pp
TS%
DET53.1%
MIN54.0%
MIN +0.9 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
DET Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton | 259 | 14 | 18.5 | 32 |
| Andre Drummond | 207 | 13 | 15.9 | 31 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 205 | 15 | 13.7 | 29 |
| Chauncey Billups | 187 | 10 | 18.7 | 27 |
| Grant Hill | 171 | 6 | 28.5 | 40 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 149 | 7 | 21.3 | 40 |
| Reggie Jackson | 119 | 8 | 14.9 | 24 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 110 | 10 | 11.0 | 25 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 110 | 10 | 11.0 | 27 |
| Greg Monroe | 92 | 7 | 13.1 | 20 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 90 | 9 | 10.0 | 21 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 89 | 8 | 11.1 | 22 |
| Saddiq Bey | 89 | 4 | 22.3 | 31 |
| Antonio McDyess | 85 | 9 | 9.4 | 16 |
| Ben Wallace | 84 | 11 | 7.6 | 17 |
MIN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 384 | 19 | 20.2 | 26 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 249 | 12 | 20.8 | 25 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 199 | 10 | 19.9 | 33 |
| Kevin Love | 181 | 9 | 20.1 | 28 |
| Al Jefferson | 113 | 5 | 22.6 | 30 |
| Ricky Rubio | 111 | 10 | 11.1 | 16 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 109 | 9 | 12.1 | 22 |
| Anthony Edwards | 107 | 5 | 21.4 | 30 |
| Terrell Brandon | 97 | 5 | 19.4 | 28 |
| Randy Foye | 96 | 6 | 16.0 | 23 |
| Nikola Pekovic | 94 | 7 | 13.4 | 23 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 84 | 4 | 21.0 | 25 |
| Anthony Peeler | 81 | 7 | 11.6 | 18 |
| Corey Brewer | 81 | 9 | 9.0 | 11 |
| Kevin Martin | 80 | 5 | 16.0 | 24 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
40pts
Grant Hill
DETvsMIN
Jan 8, 2000
36pts
Marcus Morris Sr.
DETvsMIN
Feb 3, 2017
36pts
Grant Hill
DETvsMIN
Apr 10, 2000
34pts
Blake Griffin
DETvsMIN
Dec 19, 2018
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
45 games with complete quarter lines
DETMIN
How they create points
40 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Q2 scoring: MIN +2.0 points45 games
DET highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 25.2
MIN highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 25.7
Widest fingerprint gap
MIN +2.0 q2 scoring
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.