Oklahoma City Thunder (54-12, first in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (37-30, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City visits Detroit aiming to extend its seven-game road winning streak.
The Pistons have gone 18-15 in home games. Detroit has a 19-14 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Thunder are 25-7 on the road. Oklahoma City is sixth in the Western Conference with 44.7 rebounds per game led by Jalen Williams averaging 5.5.
The 115.0 points per game the Pistons average are 7.8 more points than the Thunder give up (107.2). The Thunder are shooting 47.9% from the field, 1.9% higher than the 46.0% the Pistons' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tobias Harris is scoring 13.9 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Pistons. Cade Cunningham is averaging 26.9 points and 5.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.8 steals for the Thunder. Aaron Wiggins is averaging 13.9 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 6-4, averaging 118.3 points, 45.9 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 9.9 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.0 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 127.4 points, 45.4 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 9.1 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.8 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Jaden Ivey: out (leg).
Thunder: Jalen Williams: out (hip), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Alex Caruso: day to day (illness), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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