Game ID: 22300654
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Detroit Pistons
Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DET 24 46 30 20 120OKC 31 30 25 18 104
DET vs OKC ScoutingDET vs OKC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DET availability going into 1/20 · 2 days' restOUT Cunningham missed 5 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 31 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 22 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 1/17 after 2, 32 min since (98% of 33)
BACK Stewart back 1/12 after 8, 30 min since (98% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 1/12 after 5, 12 min since (66% of 18)
BACK Harris back 1/09 after 7, 6 min since (61% of 11)
NEW Knox II 18 to 26 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Cunningham missed 6 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 32 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 23 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 1/17 after 2, 32 min since (98% of 33)
BACK Stewart back 1/12 after 8, 30 min since (98% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 1/12 after 5, 12 min since (66% of 18)
NEW Knox II 18 to 26 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Cunningham missed 7 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 33 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 24 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 1/17 after 2, 29 min since (88% of 33)
BACK Stewart back 1/12 after 8, 30 min since (97% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 1/12 after 5, 12 min since (66% of 18)
NEW Burks 21 to 27 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/27 · 2 days' restOUT Cunningham missed 8 since 1/09, returns tonight: 35 min (104% of 34)
OUT Wiseman missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 34 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 25 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 4 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 1/17 after 2, 30 min since (91% of 33)
NEW Burks 21 to 26 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/28 · back-to-backOUT Wiseman missed 3 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Gallinari missed 2 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 35 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 26 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 5 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Cunningham back 1/27 after 8, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/17 after 2, 31 min since (95% of 33)
DET availability going into 1/31 · 2 days' restOUT Wiseman missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Gallinari missed 3 since 1/24, returns tonight: 23 min (152% of 15)
OUT Rhoden missed 36 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 27 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 6 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Cunningham back 1/27 after 8, 35 min since (104% of 34)
DET availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Wiseman missed 5 since 1/22, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 17)
OUT Rhoden missed 37 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 28 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 7 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Cunningham back 1/27 after 8, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Gallinari back 1/31 after 3, 23 min since (152% of 15)
DET availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 38 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 29 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 8 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Cunningham back 1/27 after 8, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Wiseman back 2/02 after 5, 2 min since (13% of 17)
BACK Gallinari back 1/31 after 3, 19 min since (125% of 15)
DET availability going into 2/07 · 2 days' restOUT Stewart missed 3 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 28 min (118% of 24)
OUT Rhoden missed 39 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 30 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 9 since 1/17, returns tonight: 12 min (114% of 11)
BACK Cunningham back 1/27 after 8, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Wiseman back 2/02 after 5, 4 min since (22% of 17)
BACK Gallinari back 1/31 after 3, 18 min since (118% of 15)
OKC availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 1/11 after 9, 12 min since (118% of 10)
OKC availability going into 1/23 · 2 days' restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/24 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 4 since 1/18, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 5 since 1/18, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 6 since 1/18, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 7 since 1/18, returns tonight: 9 min (85% of 10)
OKC availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 9 min since (85% of 10)
OKC availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Joe missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 14 min since (142% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 24 and Ivey at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Wiseman (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 122 and the glass, where OKC has been minus-1 a night and Detroit minus-5. Call it OKC 121, Detroit 112.
1/20 vs MIL 135-141 — DET notes
DET lost 135-141. DET took 9 more shots (94 to 85), but shot 47% to MIL's 55%, 21 of 37 from three, and got to the line 32 times to MIL's 49. Burks led with 33 (9 of 20, 7 of 14 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Thompson added 22, Bogdanović 19. Q1 was theirs, 38-34, but the other 3 periods went 107-97 against them. Bogdanović's -29 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs MIL 113-122 — DET notes
DET lost 113-122. DET shot 45% (40 of 89) to MIL's 45%, 10 of 30 from three. Sasser led with 23 (9 of 17, 0 of 4 from three); Stewart added 19, Ivey 17. Q1 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 92-83 against them. Ivey's -23 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/24 vs CHA 113-106 — DET notes
DET won 113-106. DET shot 50% (43 of 86) to CHA's 44%, 15 of 38 from three. Bogdanović led with 34 (12 of 23, 5 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Burks added 15, Duren 14. The hinge was Q4, 24-14: DET came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 7.
1/27 vs WAS 104-118 — DET notes
DET lost 104-118. DET shot 44% (37 of 85) to WAS's 45%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to WAS's 21 — 21 points from the stripe to their 17. DET turned it over 17 times to WAS's 9, and WAS turned those into 10 steals. Bogdanović led with 30 (10 of 19, 4 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Cunningham added 20, Stewart 11. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, turning a 3-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. They led by as many as 12. Thompson's -18 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 vs OKC 120-104 — DET notes
DET won 120-104. DET shot 49% (47 of 95) to OKC's 48%, 11 of 26 from three, and went to the line 19 times to OKC's 12 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 53-43 for them. Duren led with 22 (9 of 13); Ivey added 19, Bogdanović 17. The hinge was Q2, 46-30: DET came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 19. Burks was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/31 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Allen at 19 a game. Without Garland (19 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 23 and Burks at 15 a game. Without Wiseman (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 118 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-2 a night and Detroit minus-3. Call it Cleveland 119, Detroit 110.
2/02 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 23 and Ivey at 14 a game. Without Wiseman (5 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Zubac (8 straight), Tucker (30 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 34 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Detroit's 116. Call it the Clippers 118, Detroit 113.
2/04 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 25 and Cunningham at 18 a game. Without Stewart (2 straight), Hayes (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. Without Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 108 a night to Detroit's 118 and the arc, Detroit at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 36. Call it Orlando 115, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
2/07 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Sabonis at 18 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 20 and Cunningham at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Stewart (3 straight), Hayes (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 120, Detroit 114.
1/20 @ MIN 102-97 — OKC notes
OKC won 102-97. OKC shot 40% (32 of 81) to MIN's 41%, 8 of 24 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIN's 29 — 30 points from the stripe to their 21. OKC turned it over 8 times to MIN's 21. The glass went 37-50 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (10 of 22, 12 of 13 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Holmgren 15. The hinge was Q4, 28-14: OKC came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 16.
1/23 vs POR 111-109 — OKC notes
OKC won 111-109. OKC shot 48% (43 of 89) to POR's 43%, 7 of 23 from three, and went to the line 28 times to POR's 21 — 18 points from the stripe to their 17. OKC turned it over 12 times to POR's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (10 of 24, 0 of 3 from three, 13 of 17 at the line); Jal. Williams added 19, Wiggins 13. The hinge was Q1, 38-28: from level to 10 ahead. OKC trailed 58-66 at the half and won the second half 53-43. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
1/24 @ SAS 140-114 — OKC notes
OKC won 140-114. OKC shot 56% (54 of 96) to SAS's 50%, 18 of 40 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAS's 25. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 32 (9 of 15, 12 of 12 at the line); Wiggins added 22, Holmgren 17. The hinge was Q3, 37-24: a lead of 11 became 24, and the lead reached 32. K. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/26 @ NOP 107-83 — OKC notes
OKC won 107-83. OKC shot 48% (42 of 88) to NOP's 39%, 10 of 33 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to NOP's 20. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (10 of 21, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Holmgren added 20, Jal. Williams 15. The hinge was Q2, 28-17: OKC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 26. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/28 @ DET 104-120 — OKC notes
OKC lost 104-120. OKC shot 48% (44 of 92) to DET's 49%, 8 of 28 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 18 fouls committed. The glass went 43-53 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (13 of 20); Jal. Williams added 20, Giddey 12. Q1 was theirs, 31-24, but the other 3 periods went 96-73 against them. They led by as many as 10. Holmgren's -20 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Edwards at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 41 percent from three to OKC's 34 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-3. Call it OKC 113, Minnesota 110, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/31 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 31 and Murray at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-1 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Denver's 30. Call it OKC 115, Denver 109.
2/02 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 23 and Washington at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Charlotte's 123 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-0 a night and Charlotte minus-7. Call it OKC 120, Charlotte 107, OKC by 13.
2/04 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight), Joe (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Trent Jr. at 14 a game. Without Barrett (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Toronto's 121 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 118, Toronto 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAB A. Burks
AT A. Thompson
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
JI J. Ivey
KH K. Hayes
KK K. Knox II
MM M. Morris
MM M. Muscala
MS M. Sasser
OKCAW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KJ K. Johnson
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
LW L. Waters III
OS O. Sarr
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
DET/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Q1Q2Q3Q42:10 PM2:35 PM3:17 PM3:43 PM4:07 PMDETOKC+16IveyIvey GAME 35:07 19 PTS 94-81 (+13) F2 4-13 3P 3-7 FT 2-5 REB 8 AST 6 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 2Ivey 8:49 3 PTS 22-25 (-3) F2 1-3 3P 0-3 FT 1-2 REB 3 AST 4 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 122-25-3Ivey 17:41 13 PTS 56-42 (+14) F2 3-6 3P 2-2 FT 1-3 REB 3 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 117:4156-42+14Ivey 8:37 3 PTS 16-14 (+2) F2 0-4 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:3716-14+23xa2xa2f12xr3xra3xra2xfrr1223a2x232xar33xr2x2xr2x2xBogdanovićBogdanović GAME 31:37 17 PTS 83-79 (+4) F2 5-10 3P 1-5 FT 4-4 REB 1 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 0Bogdanović 8:49 7 PTS 22-25 (-3) F2 2-3 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:4922-25-3Bogdanović 14:34 10 PTS 45-40 (+5) F2 3-7 3P 0-1 FT 4-4 REB 1 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 014:3445-40+5Bogdanović 8:14 0 PTS 16-14 (+2) F2 0-0 3P 0-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:1416-14+22x2233xa2x113x2r2x1122x2at2x3x3xDurenDuren GAME 30:35 22 PTS 76-75 (+1) F2 9-13 3P 0-0 FT 4-5 REB 21 AST 6 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 2Duren 8:49 4 PTS 22-25 (-3) F2 2-4 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 5 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 18:4922-25-3Duren 12:59 14 PTS 38-36 (+2) F2 6-8 3P 0-0 FT 2-2 REB 8 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 012:5938-36+2Duren 8:47 4 PTS 16-14 (+2) F2 1-1 3P 0-0 FT 2-3 REB 8 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 18:4716-14+2rrr2fr2aa2xr2xa11r2r22xrra2r2xr2r2bt2raarrrf12rr1rrrBurksBurks GAME 25:57 10 PTS 59-41 (+18) F2 1-2 3P 2-3 FT 2-2 REB 6 AST 2 STL 3 BLK 0 TO 3 PF 1Burks 9:47 8 PTS 26-19 (+7) F2 0-1 3P 2-2 FT 2-2 REB 2 AST 1 STL 2 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 09:4726-19+7Burks 16:10 2 PTS 33-22 (+11) F2 1-1 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 4 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 116:1033-22+11r3tr2xs113sarr3xfsart2rtStewartStewart GAME 25:21 11 PTS 70-72 (-2) F2 4-6 3P 1-4 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1Stewart 6:17 5 PTS 16-23 (-7) F2 1-2 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 06:1716-23-7Stewart 15:37 6 PTS 50-45 (+5) F2 3-3 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 115:3750-45+5Stewart 3:27 0 PTS 4-4 (+0) F2 0-1 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0+02x33x2222f3x3xr2xThompsonThompson GAME 19:44 9 PTS 45-29 (+16) F2 3-6 3P 0-1 FT 3-3 REB 4 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 1Thompson 11:25 5 PTS 28-21 (+7) F2 2-4 3P 0-1 FT 1-1 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 111:2528-21+7Thompson 7:56 4 PTS 17-8 (+9) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 2-2 REB 2 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 07:5617-8+9Thompson 0:23 0 PTS 0-0 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 03x2xr2xaf212r11r2xrbs2SasserSasser GAME 18:57 12 PTS 56-40 (+16) F2 3-6 3P 2-3 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 4 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 1Sasser 9:47 5 PTS 40-26 (+14) F2 1-2 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 4 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 19:4740-26+14Sasser 9:10 7 PTS 16-14 (+2) F2 2-4 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 09:1016-14+2aa3afr2xa2r2x2x2323xtKnox IIKnox II GAME 14:20 6 PTS 31-27 (+4) F2 3-5 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 3Knox II 9:57 6 PTS 27-23 (+4) F2 3-5 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 29:5727-23+4Knox II 4:00 0 PTS 4-4 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 14-4+0Knox II 0:23 0 PTS 0-0 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0f22ra2s2xr2xfftrtHayesHayes GAME 13:49 2 PTS 33-42 (-9) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 3 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 0Hayes 7:06 0 PTS 16-23 (-7) F2 0-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:0616-23-7Hayes 6:43 2 PTS 17-19 (-2) F2 1-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 06:4317-19-22xararar2tMorrisMorris GAME 13:31 9 PTS 25-20 (+5) F2 3-6 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Morris 5:24 4 PTS 8-10 (-2) F2 2-4 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08-10-2Morris 8:07 5 PTS 17-10 (+7) F2 1-2 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:0717-10+72xr2x223xaas322xMuscalaMuscala GAME 11:02 3 PTS 28-14 (+14) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Muscala 7:01 0 PTS 15-12 (+3) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:0115-12+3Muscala 3:38 3 PTS 13-2 (+11) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 013-2+11Muscala 0:23 0 PTS 0-0 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0rrr3SGASGA GAME 29:14 31 PTS 69-75 (-6) F2 12-19 3P 1-1 FT 4-5 REB 5 AST 4 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 3 PF 3SGA 12:00 9 PTS 31-24 (+7) F2 2-4 3P 1-1 FT 2-2 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 112:0031-24+7SGA 17:14 22 PTS 38-51 (-13) F2 10-15 3P 0-0 FT 2-3 REB 3 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 217:1438-51-132x2xr32ftaa211r21r2ft2f2aa122s2xr2xr222x22x2x2tJal. WilliamsJal. Williams GAME 27:57 20 PTS 65-84 (-19) F2 6-13 3P 2-3 FT 2-4 REB 1 AST 3 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 2Jal. Williams 6:17 2 PTS 23-16 (+7) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 16:1723-16+7Jal. Williams 6:46 8 PTS 17-25 (-8) F2 4-7 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 017-25-8Jal. Williams 6:02 5 PTS 16-28 (-12) F2 0-1 3P 1-2 FT 2-2 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 016-28-12Jal. 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Duren's first career 20-20 game leads the Pistons to a lopsided win over Thunder, 120-104
DETROIT -- — Jalen Duren had 22 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons ended the Oklahoma City Thunder 's five-game winning streak with a 120-104 victory on Sunday.
“I just think our guys care,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said of Detroit's best win of the season. “We had every reason to make excuses — a back-to-back against the best team in the West — and our guys just competed.”
Duren's performance included a career-high nine of Detroit's 15 offensive rebounds. It was the Pistons' first 20-20 game since Andre Drummond on Jan. 31, 2020.
“I also had six assists,” Duren pointed out to the media. “I knew 20 and 20 was bound to happen for me at some point. The game is slowing down for me tremendously.”
Jaden Ivey added 19 points for the Pistons, who played without leading scorer Cade Cunningham , who was a late scratch for what the team termed “injury management.” Cunningham returned from a knee injury on Saturday.
“We felt like, on a back-to-back, if there was any level of concern, we didn't feel good putting him out there,” Williams said.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points and Jalen Williams added 20.
Detroit led 81-67 early in the third quarter, but Gilgeous-Alexander scored the next seven points. The Thunder got as close as 90-86 before Ivey hit back-to-back jumpers to start a 10-0 run.
“I thought it was an energy thing in both directions,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “They played with great energy — beat us to balls, played with intensity — and as the game wore on, we couldn't drum up that same energy. They obviously deserved to win today.”
The Pistons led 100-87 going into the fourth and kept hitting 3-pointers at key moments down the stretch. The 16-point win matches their biggest margin of a 6-40 season.
“That's a great playoff team, but we showed a lot of resiliency all game,” Ivey said. “That's what we need to bring every night.”
Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort didn't play in the fourth quarter, while Chet Holmgren played only 2:08.
“There's always a balance,” Daigneault said. “If I thought we had a chance to get back into the game, I would have obviously put them in, but with the way the game was going, I just didn't feel it. With the schedule we have had and the schedule we have coming out of here, I thought it was the wise move.”
The Thunder shot 56.5% from the floor in the first half but still trailed 70-61 at intermission. The Pistons had a 9-2 edge in offensive rebounds and committed only one turnover.
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Thunder: Host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.