DETROIT - It began as a promising evening for the Timberwolves in Detroit on Wednesday, as the Wolves led by 16 in the first quarter, but by the end, the wheels had come off in the Motor City.
A nightmarish fourth quarter, which featured a questionable ejection for forward Taj Gibson, precipitated a 131-114 loss for the Wolves at the hands Detroit, who has won six of its last seven.
Gibson was assessed a flagrant-two foul, which carries an automatic ejection, while battling Pistons center Andre Drummond for a rebound with 10:07 to play and the Pistons ahead 101-90.