National Basketball Association
Detroit 88, Oklahoma City 82
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials: #18 Matt Boland, #22 Bill Spooner, #52 Scott Twardoski
Attendance: 18201

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Marcus Morris scored 24 points and the Detroit Pistons snapped Oklahoma City's eight-game winning streak with an 88-82 victory Tuesday at The Palace.

The Thunder rested All-Star small forward Kevin Durant and power forward Serge Ibaka after defeating the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Oklahoma City scored at least 110 points throughout the streak, but it shot 37.8 percent against Detroit without the two starters.

Tobias Harris had 17 points, and Andre Drummond supplied 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Pistons, who won for the sixth time in seven games. Detroit (40-35) moved into seventh place in the Eastern Conference playoff race, a half-game ahead of the Indiana pacers, who lost to the Chicago Bulls.

Russell Westbrook, who recorded his eighth triple-double of the month against the Raptors, shot 8-for-28 from the field while scoring 24 points against the Pistons. He added four rebounds and six assists. Enes Kanter finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for Oklahoma City (52-23).

The teams combined for 35 turnovers, 19 by the Thunder.

Oklahoma City scored just nine third-quarter points -- its lowest scoring quarter of the season -- as Detroit grabbed a double-digit lead. The Thunder shot 3-for-20 and committed seven turnovers during the quarter.

The game took a sudden turn with the Thunder leading 51-48 early in the third period. Morris made a layup to set off a 20-2 Pistons run. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who missed his first eight field-goal attempts, put the Pistons on top with a steal and layup.

Morris also hit three consecutive jumpers during that outburst, and Caldwell-Pope finished it off with two free throws. That made it 68-53, and Detroit carried a 71-57 advantage into the fourth quarter.

The Thunder's previous low for a quarter was 11 points against the Boston Celtics on Nov. 15.

Detroit failed to score for the first 3:51 of the fourth, allowing the Oklahoma City to pull within eight.

A Kanter 3-pointer made it a one-point game, but Oklahoma City couldn't finish off the comeback. Reggie Jackson's dunk with 1:29 left extended Detroit's lead to 82-77.

Jackson (13 points) sealed the victory with four free throws.

Westbrook overcame a slow start to ring up 16 points by halftime as the Thunder led 48-46 at the break.

NOTES: All-Star SF Kevin Durant and PF Serge Ibaka agreed that this was a good time to sit out, coming on the second night of a back-to-back. "In order for any of it to work, Kevin and Serge have got to be on board and say, 'Yeah, this is really what I want to do, this is a good idea, tonight's a good night to do that,'" Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan said. ... Detroit C Andre Drummond grabbed 10 or more rebounds 64 times in the team's first 74 games. ... The Pistons lost their last five games at The Palace to the Thunder. Detroit's last home win over Oklahoma City was Dec. 26, 2008. ... The Thunder's streak of eight consecutive wins while scoring at least 110 points was the longest since Orlando did it in 1994. ... SGs Jodie Meeks and Lorenzo Brown were the Pistons' inactives. Brown was signed to a second 10-day contract on Monday.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Detroit
Russell Westbrook 24 Scoring Marcus Morris 24
Russell Westbrook 6 Assists Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6
Enes Kanter 14 Rebounds Andre Drummond 15
Russell Westbrook 6 Free Throws Made Marcus Morris 5
Steven Adams 3 Steals Andre Drummond 2
Steven Adams 3 Blocks Andre Drummond 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 82 37.8 6-21 14-22 16 45 7 10 19
Detroit 88 37.9 4-19 18-20 20 53 4 6 16
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Pistons have a W/L % of .550 after a win and .514 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against L.A. Clippers. The Thunder have a W/L % of .717 after a win and .636 after a loss.