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Oklahoma City faces Detroit, aims for 11th straight win

Detroit Pistons (42-33, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (63-12, first in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City looks to keep its 10-game win streak alive when the Thunder take on Detroit.

The Thunder have gone 34-5 at home. Oklahoma City ranks ninth in the NBA with 50.9 points in the paint led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 13.7.

The Pistons are 21-17 in road games. Detroit ranks second in the NBA scoring 19.0 fast break points per game led by Malik Beasley averaging 3.1.

The Thunder's 14.6 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.9 more made shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Pistons allow. The Pistons average 12.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 fewer makes per game than the Thunder give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.8 points, 6.4 assists and 1.7 steals for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 14.7 points over the past 10 games.

Jalen Duren is scoring 11.7 points per game and averaging 10.2 rebounds for the Pistons. Beasley is averaging 3.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 10-0, averaging 125.2 points, 46.6 rebounds, 28.2 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.8 points per game.

Pistons: 6-4, averaging 121.0 points, 44.2 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.3 points.

INJURIES: Thunder: Aaron Wiggins: day to day (achilles), Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Alex Ducas: day to day (quadriceps), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).

Pistons: Jaden Ivey: out (leg), Cade Cunningham: day to day (calf).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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