Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
The Detroit Pistons (42-14) will try to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (44-14) at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday.
The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 121-113 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Thunder left the arena with 19 and the Cavaliers accounted for 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 of their 39 attempts from distance. Cleveland finished the game shooting 73.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 19 attempts. Additionally, Cleveland snagged 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Cleveland dished out 28 assists and had 9 steals for the game. In relation to defending, Oklahoma City allowed 48.3% from the floor on 43 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 44 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 16 of 25 shots for a rate of 64.0%. Oklahoma City walked away from the contest having earned a 48.8% field goal percentage (42 of 86) and converted 21 of 41 shots from downtown.
Isaiah Joe is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up scoring 22 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. Joe ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.
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Oklahoma City will play this game with a win-loss record of 44-14 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Oklahoma City is snagging 43.7 boards per game and has accounted for 1,482 assists on the year, which has them ranked 16th in basketball in terms of passing. The Thunder are shooting 36.5% from downtown (788 of 2,160) and 81.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 119.5 pts per contest (5th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.6% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Thunder are forcing 17.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.1 fouls. They concede 36.7% from 3-point land while they are 1st in basketball in points per game from their opponents (107.7). The Thunder are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (2,221 of 5,107) and they concede 45.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,443 conceded on the year.
For their last game, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 114-103 against the Spurs. Regarding cleaning the glass, Detroit allowed San Antonio to grab 50 in total (16 on the offensive glass). They shot 45.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 18 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 19 at the charity stripe (63.2%). The Pistons permitted the Spurs to knock down 42 out of 101 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 41.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Pistons finished the game shooting 40 out of 106 from the field which had them at 37.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Detroit buried 7 out of 36 tries (19.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.2%. The Spurs committed 22 fouls in the game which got the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They turned it over 16 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Pistons corralled 35 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 55 in this matchup.
Jalen Duren was important for the Pistons in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 13 for this game for a rate of 76.9%, and earned 14 rebounds. Duren totaled 25 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup.
Detroit has a mark of 42-14 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Pistons are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks 7th in the league. Detroit has scored 6,569 pts this season (117.3 per contest) and they collect 45.9 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.7 times per game (12th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.3 times per contest. The Pistons commit 22.3 fouls every game and they hit 75.7% from the free throw line.
The Detroit defense allows 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (711 of 2,039) and their opponents are making 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 23.2 dimes and 41.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 1st and 4th in the NBA. The Pistons are ranked 4th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 109.4. They are able to force 17.4 TO’s per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (2nd in basketball).
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