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Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons

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55-12, 26-7 Away
Final
113 - 107

37-31, 18-16 Home

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 48 points and Thunder hold off Pistons 113-107

J.B. Bickerstaff is 'disgusted' with the officiating after Pistons' loss

Gilgeous-Alexander shot 17 of 26 from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and added six assists and three steals for Oklahoma City, which won for the ninth time in 10 games.

Cason Wallace added 20 points for Thunder, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Detroit's Cade Cunningham matched a season low with 11 points on 5-of-18 shooting before being ejected for arguing calls late in the third quarter.

Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 18 points, while reserve Dennis Schroder had 17 points and 11 assists in place of Cunningham.

Detroit trailed 91-75 until Malik Beasley's buzzer-beating layup at the end of the third quarter. His 3-pointer pulled the Pistons within 98-97 with 4:16 left.

Gilgeous-Alexander answered with a 3, a runner in the lane and a layup to make it 106-100 with 2:07 left before setting up Wallace for a clinching 3-pointer.

Takeaways Thunder: Luguentz Dort left after appearing to injure himself slipping on the court with 48 seconds left in the third quarter. He didn't play in the fourth quarter.

Pistons: Held a moment of silence before the game for Junior Bridgeman, who died Monday at 75. Bridgeman played 12 NBA seasons, mostly for the Bucks, then became a highly successful businessman.

Key moment The Pistons were called for five technicals in the third quarter, including three during an extended argument with 48 seconds left in the period. Cunningham received both of his at that point, along with Schroder. Oklahoma City ended up with four points on the possession, increasing its lead from 11 to 15.

Key stat The Pistons made 50% (8 of 16) of their first-half 3-point attempts and held the Thunder to 22.7% (5 of 22) from behind the arc, but still trailed 55-54 at the half. Oklahoma City had a 7-2 edge on the offensive glass and forced 11 turnovers, while only committing seven.

Up next The Thunder play Sunday in Milwaukee, while Detroit is in New Orleans on Monday. —

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pistons: 35.0%
Thunder: 65.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 107
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 107
4th 6.1 Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound 113 - 107
4th 9.1 Malik Beasley misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot 113 - 107
4th 13.0 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2 113 - 107

Statistics

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43-89 FG 42-88
48.3 Field Goal % 47.7
10-34 3PT 14-33
29.4 Three Point % 42.4
17-22 FT 9-13
77.3 Free Throw % 69.2
44 Rebounds 39
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
34 Defensive Rebounds 33
17 Assists 29
11 Steals 8
8 Blocks 3
17 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 5
0 Total Technical Fouls 5
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
15 Fast Break Points 20
46 Points in Paint 50
20 Fouls 21
16 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 20,062 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 55 12 .821 - W2
Denver 43 25 .632 12.5 L1
Minnesota 39 29 .574 16.5 W7
Portland 28 39 .418 27 L5
Utah 15 52 .224 40 L8

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 10 .848 - W16
Milwaukee 38 28 .576 18 W2
Indiana 37 29 .561 19 L1
Detroit 37 31 .544 20 L2
Chicago 28 39 .418 28.5 L1
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