National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 119, Detroit 110
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials: #20 Leroy Richardson, #45 Brian Forte, #14 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 15624

Thunder 119, Pistons 110: Kevin Durant erupted for 37 points as visiting Oklahoma City defeated Detroit for the ninth consecutive time.

Durant added eight rebounds and seven assists to pace the Thunder, who haven't lost to the Pistons since Dec. 26, 2008. Russell Westbrook poured in 20 points while rookie Steven Adams set career highs with 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.

Josh Smith had 25 points for Detroit, which has dropped three of four. Brandon Jennings added 22 points and 11 assists while Greg Monroe was a force with 20 points and 15 rebounds.

Durant's 16 points lifted Oklahoma City out of an early deficit and into a 55-51 lead at the break. Detroit held the Thunder to one field goal in the opening seven minutes of the third quarter - surging ahead on a Monroe three-point play with 7:52 remaining in the period - but Durant scored six straight points to erase the deficit and Jeremy Lamb capped a 15-2 run with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as the Thunder went into the fourth ahead 84-76.

Will Bynum's 17-foot jumper with 9:33 remaining made it a four-point game, but the Thunder responded with the next seven points and Nick Collison knocked down a long jumper following a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope miss to extend the advantage to 12. The Pistons used four free throws from Monroe and Rodney Stuckey to close to within eight, but Durant followed with four straight points to put the game away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Monroe had a career-best 10 offensive rebounds. ... Westbrook is averaging 21 points in three games since returning from offseason knee surgery. ... Pistons C Andre Drummond was held to four points and three rebounds in 23 minutes.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Detroit
Kevin Durant 37 Scoring Josh Smith 25
Kevin Durant 7 Assists Brandon Jennings 11
Steven Adams 10 Rebounds Greg Monroe 15
Kevin Durant 17 Free Throws Made Rodney Stuckey 5
Kevin Durant 3 Steals Brandon Jennings 4
Steven Adams 3 Blocks Greg Monroe 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 119 45.1 6-17 39-44 22 52 9 9 13
Detroit 110 42.9 11-31 21-27 22 42 6 10 13
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Washington. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.