Detroit Pistons
2026-12-22
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Oklahoma City Thunder
Biggest mismatches
Tough test for OKC: its offense ranks 27th in shooting, against a defense that ranks 1st.
Team vs team
Season before this game (DET 8 games, OKC 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
DETOKC
Scoring
111.119th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
110.022nd · Below avg
101.81st · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
108.88th · Above avg
+9.45th · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+1.216th · Average
Efficiency
111.614th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
109.120th · Average
101.21st · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
108.59th · Above avg
+10.53rd · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+0.618th · Average
100.026th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.522nd
Shooting
54.9%8th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
50.0%27th · Bottom 5
58.3%9th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
54.6%26th · Bottom 5
13.912th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
10.928th · Bottom 5
37.8%7th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
33.3%21st · Below avg
0.2820th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2427th · Bottom 5
Defense
48.7%1st · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.7%10th · Above avg
9.27th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.820th · Average
6.54th · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.87th · Above avg
Possessions
14.6%14th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
12.2%3rd · Top 5
24.1%25th · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
27.5%16th · Average
44.013th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
46.68th · Above avg
26.910th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
21.629th · Bottom 5
Recent form
Detroit PistonsLWWWL
Last 5: average margin +7.4 (season +9.4). Streak L1.
Oklahoma City ThunderWLLWW
Last 5: average margin -4.2 (season +1.2). Streak W2.
Key players
Detroit Pistons| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade CunninghamG-F | 24.0 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 58.5 |
| Duncan RobinsonF | 19.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 69.7 |
| Jalen DurenC | 13.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 64.7 |
| Paul ReedF | 12.8 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 63.3 |
Oklahoma City Thunder| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 30.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 55.8 |
| Ajay MitchellG | 17.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 57.6 |
| Jalen WilliamsG-F | 13.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 47.2 |
| Chet HolmgrenC-F | 12.0 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 55.8 |
Injury report
Oklahoma City ThunderCason Wallace G · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Chet Holmgren C-F · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Jalen Williams G-F · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Nikola Topic G · back ~2026-11-13
Out
Thomas Sorber C · back ~2026-11-13
Out
Jaylin Williams F · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.