What could possibly go wrong in this one?
If the Oklahoma City Thunder want to reach the hallowed ground of a 70-win season, shared only by the Steph Curry Warriors and Michael Jordan Bulls, they need to win out. How much do they want that? Whose to say, but they aren’t letting up on the gas as the season winds down. They are 25-3 and winners of 10 straight. They field the likely MVP in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Also, the Pistons are down several players tonight due to injury and suspension. Cade Cunningham is still out injured. Isaiah Stewart, Ron Holland, and Marcus Sasser will miss the game with suspensions in the fallout of the fight with the Minnesota Timberwolves .
If the Pistons manage to pull off a miracle, it will be because of the excess vibes and goodwill from the first game between these two teams. In that game, the Pistons fought hard against the league’s best team. An unfriendly whistle got in the way. Cade Cunningham was ejected, the Pistons received five technicals, and Shai shot 10 free throws by himself while the Pistons shot 13 as a team. After the game, JB Bickerstaff delivered a viral rant against the officiating who called their work in the game “disgusting.”
Justice for the Pistons?
Game Vitals
When: 9:30 p.m. ET
Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Watch: ESPN
Odds: Pistons +13
Projected Lineups
Detroit Pistons
(42-33)
Dennis Schroder, Tim Hardaway Jr, Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren
Oklahoma City Thunder (63-12)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein