The Denver Nuggets will get a short-handed Minnesota squad on Tuesday night after two Timberwolves were suspended for an on-court altercation earlier this week.

Minnesota (43-32) beat the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night in a game that escalated into a near-brawl in the second quarter and now takes that attitude into Denver to face the Nuggets on Tuesday night.

The best mark for a player with 200 catch-and-shoot attempts in those 12 seasons of tracking data belongs to Luke Kennard, who shot 52.6% on 213 attempts two seasons ago. And Kennard would be second on the list this season ( 48.4% on 184 attempts) if we reduced the minimum number of attempts below 200.

MINNEAPOLIS — Julius Randle had 26 points and eight rebounds and Anthony Edwards added 25 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves came from behind to beat the Detroit Pistons 123-104 on Sunday night in a game that was interrupted by a second-quarter fight.

It wasn't the Malice in the Palace. But a dust-up between the Pistons and Timberwolves on Sunday quickly escalated and spilled into the stands, resulting in the ejection of seven players and coaches.

The NBA announced on Tuesday that they have suspended five players for their roles in a scuffle during the second quarter of a game between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Th

Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid will each miss one game for the Wolves. Three Detroit players were also suspended.

Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart was suspended two games without pay “for escalating an on-court altercation. The longer suspension for Stewart is partly due to “his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the league said.

It wasn't the Malice in the Palace. But a dust-up between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday quickly escalated and spilled into the stands, resulting in the ejection of seven players and coaches.