Pistons beat Wolves on Smith's 3-pointer
Thu, Oct 24, 2013
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Josh Smith made a 3-pointer as time expired and finished with 20 points to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 99-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolveson Thursday night in both teams' exhibition finale.
J.J. Barea's layup with 3.6 seconds left gave the Timberwolves (4-3) a 98-96 lead but Smith, who got the ball out of a timeout, launched his shot in the final second. It hit the rim and fell in as the horn sounded.
Greg Monroe and Will Bynum each added 17 points, rookieKentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 13 and Andre Drummondgrabbed 20 rebounds for the Pistons (4-4).
Kevin Love had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Kevin Martinadded 18 points for Minnesota on a night both coaches gave their younger players plenty of playing time.
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