The Detroit Pistons come to Oklahoma City tonight currently in the midst of a three game losing streak. The Thunder notched their biggest win of the season on Wednesday with an impressive defeat of the Utah Jazz and are looking to make it two in a row. The Jazz win was the first against a club with a winning record, and the Thunder squad is eager to increase that count to two.
This will be the second, and final, meeting between the teams this season. The Pistons won the first off of an Allen Iverson basket with 0.2 seconds left to end the game 90-88. It was a disheartening loss for the Thunder who had rallied back from being 14 down in the middle of the fourth quarter (that lead was created almost entirely in the fourth). AI scored 14 points in that final quarter and led his team to victory.
Tonight's game is payback, and it's time to get revenge for the wicked loss we suffered in Detroit. This game will likely be close throughout. The Pistons average 94.0 points per game and give up 93.7, so don't be expecting either team to break triple digits. If the Thunder keep it close through the first three quarters and contain AI and Detroit in the fourth, I expect this one to end up right around 96-89 in OKC's favor.
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