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Oklahoma City Thunder (32-13, first in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (5-40, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -13; over/under is 239.5
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its four-game road win streak intact when the Thunder take on Detroit.
The Pistons are 3-21 on their home court. Detroit allows 122.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 10.2 points per game.
The Thunder are 15-8 in road games. Oklahoma City ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 27.4 assists per game led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 6.4.
The Pistons average 10.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.6 fewer makes per game than the Thunder give up (13.5). The Thunder are shooting 50.4% from the field, 1.1% higher than the 49.3% the Pistons' opponents have shot this season.
The teams play for the second time this season. In the last matchup on Oct. 31 the Thunder won 124-112 led by 32 points from Gilgeous-Alexander, while Jaden Ivey scored 20 points for the Pistons.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cade Cunningham is averaging 22.8 points and 7.4 assists for the Pistons. Ivey is averaging 18.2 points and 5.2 assists over the past 10 games for Detroit.
Chet Holmgren is averaging 17.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.6 blocks for the Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 29.9 points over the last 10 games for Oklahoma City.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 2-8, averaging 115.3 points, 42.9 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 5.2 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.2 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 119.5 points, 43.2 rebounds, 29.1 assists, 8.6 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.9 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Cade Cunningham: day to day (knee), Monte Morris: day to day (quadriceps).
Thunder: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.