Overview
- Minnesota ruled Anthony Edwards out roughly 90 minutes before tipoff Thursday with right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and an illness, ending his path to awards eligibility.
- An early-season three-minute appearance does not count toward the 65-game requirement, so even if he plays the rest of the way he still falls short under the minutes threshold.
- Detroit beat Minnesota 113-108 without Cade Cunningham or Edwards, with Jalen Duren posting 22 points and 14 rebounds and Daniss Jenkins adding 26 points.
- The Pistons are 7-2 since Cunningham’s collapsed lung and moved within one win of clinching the East’s top seed, while the Timberwolves hovered in the West’s No. 6 slot despite 27 points from Julius Randle.
- Minnesota started Mike Conley, Donte DiVincenzo, Ayo Dosunmu, Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert, underscoring how injuries are reshaping rotations, award races and playoff positioning down the stretch.