The Detroit Pistons have an arduous task at hand when they host West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday morning at the Little Ceasar's Arena in Detroit. The Pistons are struggling to hang on to the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, made difficult after a surprise loss to the worst team in the East, the Washington Wizards on Thursday night. OKC Thunder returned to regular programming after a blip that saw their Conference rivals Denver Nuggets snap their 7-game streak by beating the defending champions Boston Celtics on the road. Oklahoma City Thunder are the favorites to win this game.
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BASKETBALL: NBA Regular Season
Where to Watch: NBA League Pass
Venue: Little Ceasar's Arena, Detroit
Date: 16.03.2025 02:00
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons (37-30, sixth in the Eastern Conference) split a pair of games with the Washington Wizards this week in Detroit. After dispatching the Wizards 123-103 on Tuesday night, the Pistons slumped to a rejuvenated opponent 129-125 on Thursday, as the East's bottom team staged a late comeback to get the upset. Detroit, who were on a 2-game streak coming into last Thursday’s game were led by Cade Cunningham's 38 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Duren scored 18 points and 14 rebounds, including a shot to give the Pistons a one-point lead with one minute left. Detroit was undone by poor shot making, converting 35% (7 of 20) in the fourth quarter. They also missed all their attempted 3-pointers in the 4th.
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Western Conference leaders OKC Thunder (54-12), returned to winning ways after a surprise home loss to the Denver Nuggets by beating the Boston Celtics 118-112 to make it 2-0 in their regular season series. Shai Gilegous-Alexander led the West’s best team with 34 points, and Chet Holgren added 23 points and 15 rebounds on Wednesday night. With the victory, Oklahoma clinched a playoff berth. In an intensive game that could potentially preview the NBA finals, Gilgeous-Alexander inspired his team with a pair of free throws and a 15-foot turnaround jumper to separate the teams. OKC Thunder had split a pair of games with the Western Conference's second seed Denver Nuggets earlier, with the Nuggets snapping the Thunder's winning run. Oklahoma has a slate of injuries, with Jalen Williams, Aaron Wiggins, and Chet Holmgreen all ruled out for the trip to Detroit.
Betting Odds
Detroit Pistons are 2.95 underdogs on Betway, which lists the favorites OKC Thunder to overcome the (-10.5) handicap at 2.65 odds. Shai Gilegous-Alexander is 1.86 to score over 36.5 points on Bet 365, while Cade Cunningham to hit over 27.5 points is at 1.90 on the sports book. Read more here.
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