Detroit faces Oklahoma City, looks to break 3-game slide

Sun, Nov 6, 2022
NBA News (AP)

Oklahoma City Thunder (4-5, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (2-8, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit heads into the matchup with Oklahoma City as losers of three straight games.

Detroit finished 23-59 overall with a 13-28 record at home during the 2021-22 season. The Pistons averaged 104.8 points per game last season, 45.5 in the paint, 17.0 off of turnovers and 10.5 on fast breaks.

Oklahoma City went 17-35 in Western Conference play and 12-29 on the road last season. The Thunder gave up 111.8 points per game while committing 18.3 fouls last season.

INJURIES: Pistons: Alec Burks: out (foot), Jalen Duren: out (ankle), Marvin Bagley III: out (knee).

Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out for season (foot), Aleksej Pokusevski: out (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.