Not all the way there. The Brooklyn Nets had a chance to inch one step closer to the playoffs on Tuesday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves found themselves in the same position as they tried to.
DETROIT (AP) Khris Middleton scored a season-high 34 points against the team that drafted him, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 126-117 without Giannis Antetokounmpo on Monday night.
TORONTO (AP) Pascal Siakam scored 32 points, Chris Boucher had 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors routed the struggling Detroit Pistons 118-97 on Friday night for their eighth win in nine home games.