DETROIT - Throughout the last few weeks, the Timberwolves were adamant that they weren't tanking, that playing hard through the final whistle of the season and trying to win as many games as possible to build momentum into the offseason trumped a few percentage points in retaining a top three pick.
The Wolves' two games against Orlando and Detroit, two teams angling for lottery odds, were going to show just how serious they took those words and if they were going to play like they meant them.
After beating Orlando handily on Sunday, the Wolves dispatched of the undermanned Pistons 119-100 at Little Caesars Arena.