Pistons vs Timberwolves: head-to-head
21 meetings since 2015-16
Detroit Pistons13wins
Minnesota Timberwolves8Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Pistons and the Timberwolves have met 21 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Pistons lead the series 13-8.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pistons won 3 and the Timberwolves won 3. The most recent game, on April 2, 2026, ended Pistons 113-108.
The home team won 11 of the 21 games (52%). These matchups averaged 221.3 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.7 points; 2 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 24, 2027 in Detroit.
Next meetings
| Jan 24, 2027 | Timberwolves @ Pistons | 6:00 PM EST | DET 63% |
| Mar 22, 2027 | Pistons @ Timberwolves | 9:30 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Pistons | DET 117 – 90 MIN · 2016-12-09 |
| Timberwolves | DET 104 – 123 MIN · 2025-03-30 |
2025-26 DET 2 – 0 MIN
| 2026-04-02 | MIN 108 – 113 DET | Final |
| 2026-03-28 | DET 109 – 87 MIN | Final |
2024-25 DET 1 – 1 MIN
| 2025-03-30 | DET 104 – 123 MIN | Final |
| 2025-01-04 | MIN 105 – 119 DET | Final |
2023-24 DET 0 – 2 MIN
| 2024-03-27 | DET 91 – 106 MIN | Final |
| 2024-01-17 | MIN 124 – 117 DET | Final |
2022-23 DET 2 – 0 MIN
| 2023-01-11 | MIN 118 – 135 DET | Final |
| 2022-12-31 | DET 116 – 104 MIN | Final |
2021-22 DET 0 – 2 MIN
| 2022-02-06 | DET 105 – 118 MIN | Final |
| 2022-02-03 | MIN 128 – 117 DET | Final |
2020-21 DET 0 – 2 MIN
| 2021-05-11 | MIN 119 – 100 DET | Final |
| 2020-12-23 | DET 101 – 111 MIN | Final |
2019-20 DET 0 – 1 MIN
| 2019-11-11 | MIN 120 – 114 DET | Final |
2018-19 DET 2 – 0 MIN
| 2019-03-06 | MIN 114 – 131 DET | Final |
| 2018-12-19 | DET 129 – 123 MIN | Final |
2017-18 DET 2 – 0 MIN
| 2017-11-19 | DET 100 – 97 MIN | Final |
| 2017-10-25 | MIN 101 – 122 DET | Final |
2016-17 DET 2 – 0 MIN
| 2017-02-03 | MIN 108 – 116 DET | Final |
| 2016-12-09 | DET 117 – 90 MIN | Final |
2015-16 DET 2 – 0 MIN
| 2015-12-31 | MIN 90 – 115 DET | Final |
| 2015-11-20 | DET 96 – 86 MIN | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.