National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 121, Detroit 108
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 27, 2018
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Officials:
#27 Mitchell Ervin, #16 David Guthrie, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
20491
By Field Level Media
Carmelo Anthony scored his 25,000th career point, Russell Westbrook notched a triple-double, and the Oklahoma City Thunder posted their seventh straight victory by overwhelming the slumping Detroit Pistons 121-108 on Saturday.
Anthony needed 17 points to reach the milestone and got there by making a free throw with 8:30 remaining in the third quarter. He finished with 21 points and became the 21st player in NBA history to hit that mark, as well as the 25th in NBA and ABA combined history.
Westbrook racked up 31 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. Paul George supplied 26 points and Steven Adams added 13 points and seven rebounds.
Thunder guard Andre Roberson was wheeled off in a stretcher with 4:33 left in the third quarter after he slipped running toward the basket. Roberson reportedly suffered a ruptured patellar tendon on the play.
Tobias Harris led six Pistons in double figures with 21 points but Detroit dropped its seventh straight. Reserves Reggie Bullock (16), Ish Smith (15), Boban Marjanovic (14) and Luke Kennard (11) also reached double digits in points. Andre Drummond chipped in 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Oklahoma City led 69-57 at halftime with George, Anthony and Westbrook combining for 47 points. The Thunder shot 59.2 percent and made just four turnovers before the break.
George scored 16 first-quarter points as Oklahoma City opened up a 36-24 lead. The Pistons' bench allowed them to climb back within four points, but the Thunder used a 16-4 outburst late in the half to extend the advantage back to double digits. Anthony scored six of those points.
The Pistons went scoreless for the first 4:36 of the second half while the Thunder extended their lead to 27, 84-57. Westbrook contributed six points and two assists during the 15-0 outburst. Detroit scored the next seven points but never recovered as Oklahoma City led 98-81 after three quarters.
Behind its bench, Detroit got as close as nine points in the fourth but the deficit was too much to overcome.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma City |
|
Detroit |
|
Russell Westbrook 31 |
Scoring |
Tobias Harris 21 |
|
Russell Westbrook 13 |
Assists |
Ish Smith 9 |
|
Russell Westbrook 11 |
Rebounds |
Andre Drummond 13 |
|
Paul George 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Tobias Harris 7 |
|
Paul George 3 |
Steals |
Reggie Bullock 1 |
|
Steven Adams 1 |
Blocks |
Andre Drummond 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma City
|
121 |
48.4 |
14-33 |
17-23 |
23 |
43 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
| Detroit
|
108 |
46.4 |
12-33 |
18-24 |
24 |
43 |
3 |
4 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Pistons have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .440 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Thunder have a W/L % of .655 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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