OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Detroit Pistons 119-103 on Wednesday night for their 11th straight win.

Jalen Williams scored 23 points and Chet Holmgren added 22 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City has a three-game lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers with six games remaining in the race for the league’s best record and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs.

Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Pistons with 23 points to pick up the slack for All-Star guard Cade Cunningham, who was out with a bruised left calf. The Pistons also were missing three players because of their altercation with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Forward Ron Holland II and guard Marcus Sasser served their suspensions Wednesday and forward/center Isaiah Stewart served the first game of his two-game suspension against Oklahoma City.

Commissioner Adam Silver was in attendance, and the Thunder gave him the same kind of show they’ve delivered all season. Lu Dort's tip-in at the halftime buzzer gave the Thunder a 65-59 lead at the break.

The Thunder opened the second half on a 10-0 run to take a 75-59 lead.

Detroit cut the deficit to four points in the fourth quarter before the Thunder closed strong.

Takeaways

Pistons: Detroit picked the wrong day to be less than full strength. Oklahoma City is one of the league's deepest teams, and it showed in the closing minutes.

Thunder: Oklahoma City finished with a 29-1 record against Eastern Conference opponents this season. The 96.7% winning percentage is the best in league history against an opposing conference. The only loss against the East was at Cleveland on Jan. 8.

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Dort's 3-pointer rattled out and popped up before dropping in to give the Thunder a 112-103 lead with about three minutes to play.

Key stat

Detroit committed 18 turnovers to Oklahoma City's 10.

Up next

The Pistons visit the Toronto Raptors on Friday. The Thunder visit the Houston Rockets on Friday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jalen Duren vs. Chet Holmgren (Ausar Thompson gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Chet Holmgren blocks Ausar Thompson 's 2-foot dunk	0	0
11:44	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	0	0
11:37	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass (Ausar Thompson steals)	0	0
11:30	Tobias Harris makes 2-foot dunk (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	0	2
11:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	0	2
11:13	Jalen Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cason Wallace assists)	3	2
10:53	Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:50	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	3	2
10:43	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	5	2
10:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	5	4
10:21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 1-foot two point shot	7	4
10:09	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 16-foot two point shot	7	4
10:07	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	7	4
9:53	Chet Holmgren makes driving dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	9	4
9:36	Jalen Williams blocks Tobias Harris 's 2-foot alley oop layup	9	4
9:36	Pistons offensive team rebound	9	4
9:29	Dennis Schroder misses driving floating jump shot	9	4
9:25	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	9	4
9:25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Jalen Duren 's 1-foot two point shot	9	4
9:23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	9	4
9:19	Chet Holmgren makes 1-foot dunk (Cason Wallace assists)	11	4
9:19	Pistons Full timeout	11	4
9:00	Chet Holmgren blocks Jalen Duren 's 2-foot layup	11	4
8:58	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	11	4
8:52	Jalen Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	4
8:50	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	11	4
8:45	Chet Holmgren shooting foul	11	4
8:45	Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 2	11	5
8:45	Jalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 2	11	6
8:39	Chet Holmgren misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	6
8:35	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	11	6
8:30	Ausar Thompson lost ball turnover (Chet Holmgren steals)	11	6
8:26	Chet Holmgren makes two point shot	13	6
8:26	Ausar Thompson shooting foul	13	6
8:26	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 1	14	6
8:05	Tobias Harris misses 15-foot two point shot	14	6
8:01	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	14	6
7:55	Luguentz Dort misses 29-foot three point jumper	14	6
7:53	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	14	6
7:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	14	9
7:31	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	16	9
7:19	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ausar Thompson assists)	16	12
7:04	Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	19	12
6:44	Jalen Duren bad pass (Chet Holmgren steals)	19	12
6:37	Cason Wallace makes layup (Chet Holmgren assists)	21	12
6:29	Cason Wallace personal foul	21	12
6:29	Malik Beasley enters the game for Ausar Thompson	21	12
6:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	21	12
6:19	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	21	12
6:13	Tobias Harris shooting foul	21	12
6:13	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2	22	12
6:13	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	23	12
5:58	Jalen Duren bad pass (Cason Wallace steals)	23	12
5:54	Cason Wallace makes two point shot	25	12
5:45	Luguentz Dort shooting foul	25	12
5:45	Jalen Duren misses free throw 1 of 2	25	12
5:45	Pistons offensive team rebound	25	12
5:45	Jalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 2	25	13
5:39	Jalen Williams makes 7-foot two point shot	27	13
5:32	Jalen Williams personal foul	27	13
5:32	Paul Reed enters the game for Jalen Duren	27	13
5:21	Dennis Schroder misses two point shot	27	13
5:19	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	27	13
5:13	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	13
5:11	Paul Reed defensive rebound	27	13
5:01	Chet Holmgren personal foul	27	13
5:01	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	27	14
5:01	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Chet Holmgren	27	14
5:01	Dillon Jones enters the game for Jalen Williams	27	14
5:01	Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Cason Wallace	27	14
5:01	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	27	15
4:50	Tobias Harris shooting foul	27	15
4:50	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	28	15
4:50	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Tobias Harris	28	15
4:50	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	29	15
4:41	Luguentz Dort personal foul	29	15
4:41	Simone Fontecchio makes free throw 1 of 2	29	16
4:41	Simone Fontecchio makes free throw 2 of 2	29	17
4:26	Paul Reed shooting foul	29	17
4:26	Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2	29	17
4:26	Thunder offensive team rebound	29	17
4:26	Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 2	30	17
4:12	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	30	19
4:01	Paul Reed shooting foul	30	19
4:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2	30	19
4:01	Thunder offensive team rebound	30	19
4:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	31	19
3:51	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	19
3:48	Pistons offensive team rebound	31	19
3:44	Paul Reed makes 5-foot layup (Simone Fontecchio assists)	31	21
3:44	Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul	31	21
3:44	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Luguentz Dort	31	21
3:44	Lindy Waters III enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	31	21
3:44	Paul Reed makes free throw 1 of 1	31	22
3:32	Kenrich Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	33	22
3:17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Simone Fontecchio 's 3-foot driving layup	33	22
3:15	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	33	22
3:10	Dillon Jones misses two point shot	33	22
3:09	Pistons defensive team rebound	33	22
2:57	Lindy Waters III misses 22-foot three point jumper	33	22
2:54	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	33	22
2:33	Kenrich Williams makes layup (Dillon Jones assists)	35	22
2:23	Paul Reed lost ball turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	35	22
2:19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot (Kenrich Williams assists)	37	22
2:19	Pistons Full timeout	37	22
2:19	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Paul Reed	37	22
2:19	Jalen Duren enters the game for Dennis Schroder	37	22
2:00	Ausar Thompson makes layup	37	24
2:00	Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul	37	24
2:00	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	37	25
1:50	Ausar Thompson blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 9-foot driving layup	37	25
1:49	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	37	25
1:49	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul	37	25
1:49	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	37	26
1:49	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	37	27
1:31	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	39	27
1:19	Ausar Thompson lost ball turnover (Dillon Jones steals)	39	27
1:05	Simone Fontecchio blocks Isaiah Joe 's 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	39	27
1:01	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	39	27
49.1	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	39	27
46.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	39	27
29.1	Lindy Waters III shooting foul	39	27
29.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	40	27
29.1	Jalen Williams enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	40	27
29.1	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Ausar Thompson	40	27
29.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	41	27
9.0	Malik Beasley misses driving layup	41	27
8.1	Thunder defensive team rebound	41	27
8.1	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Lindy Waters III	41	27
1.1	Kenrich Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper	41	27
0.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	41	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	41	27

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Venue

Paycom Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Date & Time

1:30 AM, April 3, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, FanDuel SN OK, FanDuel SN DET, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,203

Referees

Ed Malloy, Justin Van Duyne, Matt Kallio

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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