The Timberwolves beat the Steph Curry-less Warriors by 20 points Sunday to creep within one game of .500 ahead of their Tuesday matchup with the Knicks.
New York, meanwhile, has been playing good basketball since its epic 108-105 win over the Celtics on Jan. 6 thanks to RJ Barrett’s emergence.
Half of the Pistons’ wins this season have come since the calendar flipped to January—Detroit has been playing much-improved basketball over the past few weeks.
The Warriors have been floundering this month but they get Curry back against the Pistons, whom they beat earlier this season.