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Final
Away
Oklahoma City Thunder
116
Home
Detroit Pistons
124
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-116 at home on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Jalen Duren had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Jaylin Williams had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Detroit Pistons led 58-52 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 36-18. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Jaylin Williams (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder). Bench points: Oklahoma City Thunder 37, Detroit Pistons 35. Cade Cunningham had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-116 on February 25, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jaylin Williams scored 30 for the Oklahoma City Thunder with 11 rebounds; Cade Cunningham scored 29 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 34 | 18 | 28 | 36 | 116 |
| Detroit Pistons | 22 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 124 |
Game leaders
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Points
- 30 Jaylin Williams
- Rebounds
- 11 Jaylin Williams
- Assists
- 6 Aaron Wiggins
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 29 Cade Cunningham
- Rebounds
- 15 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 13 Cade Cunningham
Jaylin Williams double-double (30 PTS, 11 REB) · Cade Cunningham double-double (29 PTS, 13 AST) · Jalen Duren double-double (29 PTS, 15 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Williams starter | 35:27 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9-14 | 5-10 | 7-7 | 2 | -15 |
| Aaron Wiggins starter | 34:34 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 6-7 | 4 | +4 |
| Cason Wallace starter | 30:09 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-17 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5 | -16 |
| Luguentz Dort starter | 28:25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | -15 |
| Isaiah Joe starter | 13:49 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -6 |
| Jared McCain bench | 29:57 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 1 | +4 |
| Kenrich Williams bench | 25:59 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | -2 |
| Brooks Barnhizer bench | 21:56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +6 |
| Nikola Topic bench | 15:30 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -11 |
| Branden Carlson bench | 3:42 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 |
| Buddy Boeheim bench | 0:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: Ajay Mitchell, Alex Caruso, Chet Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Williams, Thomas Sorber
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 38:09 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11-16 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 5 | +17 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 31:16 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 2 | +12 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 30:18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 3-9 | 5-5 | 0 | +15 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 28:09 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | +15 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 23:46 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +2 |
| Javonte Green bench | 17:25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | +9 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 17:16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | -11 |
| Paul Reed bench | 16:33 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | -4 |
| Ron Holland bench | 16:19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | -2 |
| Daniss Jenkins bench | 13:09 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -7 |
| Kevin Huerter bench | 7:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -6 |
Not available: Bobi Klintman
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 20/21 (95%) | Free throws | 19/26 (73%) |
| 21/47 (44%) | 2 pointers | 39/62 (62%) |
| 18/49 (36%) | 3 pointers | 9/27 (33%) |
| 39/96 (40%) | Field goals | 48/89 (53%) |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 25 | Defensive rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 12 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 12 |
| 14:40 | Time spent in lead | 31:07 |
| 12 | Biggest lead | 17 |
Largest margin: 15 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 11
- Times tied
- 3
- Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder
- 12 Q1 0:05
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 17 Q3 0:59
- Longest run
- 12-0 Detroit Pistons · Q3 9:04 to Q3 5:18
Scoring plays
Q1 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:25 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 3 | 2 |
| 10:51 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal | 5 | 2 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 5 | 4 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 5 | 6 |
| 9:57 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 5 | 8 |
| 8:55 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal | 7 | 8 |
| 8:47 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 7 | 10 |
| 7:58 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal | 9 | 10 |
| 7:42 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 9 | 12 |
| 7:22 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal | 11 | 12 |
| 6:32 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal | 13 | 12 |
| 6:26 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 13 | 14 |
| 6:05 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal | 16 | 14 |
| 5:48 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 16 | 16 |
| 4:48 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal | 19 | 16 |
| 4:35 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 19 | 18 |
| 4:18 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 19 | 19 |
| 4:18 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 19 | 20 |
| 3:32 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal | 21 | 20 |
| 2:46 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kenrich Williams 3-pt field goal | 24 | 20 |
| 2:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal | 26 | 20 |
| 1:55 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 26 | 22 |
| 1:34 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal | 29 | 22 |
| 0:36 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal | 31 | 22 |
| 0:36 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kenrich Williams Free throw | 32 | 22 |
| 0:05 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain Free throw | 33 | 22 |
| 0:05 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain Free throw | 34 | 22 |
Q2 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:14 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 34 | 23 |
| 9:32 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 34 | 26 |
| 8:51 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal | 37 | 26 |
| 8:34 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 37 | 28 |
| 7:59 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 37 | 30 |
| 7:24 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 37 | 32 |
| 6:09 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 37 | 35 |
| 5:57 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal | 39 | 35 |
| 5:57 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams Free throw | 40 | 35 |
| 5:42 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 40 | 37 |
| 5:26 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 40 | 39 |
| 5:03 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal | 42 | 39 |
| 4:44 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 42 | 41 |
| 3:50 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 42 | 43 |
| 3:41 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal | 45 | 43 |
| 3:28 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 45 | 44 |
| 2:59 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 45 | 46 |
| 2:32 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 45 | 48 |
| 2:22 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal | 48 | 48 |
| 1:44 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal | 50 | 48 |
| 1:27 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 50 | 51 |
| 1:00 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 50 | 52 |
| 1:00 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 50 | 53 |
| 0:31 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 50 | 56 |
| 0:21 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal | 52 | 56 |
| 0:04 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 52 | 58 |
Q3 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 2-pt field goal | 54 | 58 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 54 | 61 |
| 10:28 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal | 56 | 61 |
| 10:02 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal | 58 | 61 |
| 9:39 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 58 | 63 |
| 9:18 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 61 | 63 |
| 9:04 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 61 | 65 |
| 8:35 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 61 | 67 |
| 8:03 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 61 | 69 |
| 7:17 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 61 | 71 |
| 6:20 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 61 | 72 |
| 6:20 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 61 | 73 |
| 5:18 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 61 | 75 |
| 5:03 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal | 63 | 75 |
| 4:43 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 63 | 78 |
| 4:30 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kenrich Williams 3-pt field goal | 66 | 78 |
| 3:57 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 66 | 80 |
| 3:32 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 66 | 81 |
| 3:16 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal | 68 | 81 |
| 3:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 68 | 83 |
| 2:37 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins Free throw | 69 | 83 |
| 2:19 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 69 | 85 |
| 2:03 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 3-pt field goal | 72 | 85 |
| 1:46 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 72 | 88 |
| 1:35 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal | 75 | 88 |
| 1:15 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 75 | 90 |
| 0:59 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 75 | 92 |
| 0:50 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain Free throw | 76 | 92 |
| 0:50 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain Free throw | 77 | 92 |
| 0:18 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 3-pt field goal | 80 | 92 |
| 0:12 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert Free throw | 80 | 93 |
| 0:12 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert Free throw | 80 | 94 |
Q4 · 40 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:55 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal | 83 | 94 |
| 10:26 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 2-pt field goal | 83 | 96 |
| 10:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 3-pt field goal | 86 | 96 |
| 9:18 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 86 | 98 |
| 8:03 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal | 89 | 98 |
| 7:48 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 89 | 100 |
| 7:48 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 89 | 101 |
| 7:41 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal | 91 | 101 |
| 7:41 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams Free throw | 92 | 101 |
| 7:28 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 92 | 103 |
| 7:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 92 | 106 |
| 6:40 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 3-pt field goal | 95 | 106 |
| 6:17 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal | 97 | 106 |
| 6:17 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins Free throw | 98 | 106 |
| 6:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 98 | 107 |
| 6:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 98 | 108 |
| 5:58 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins Free throw | 99 | 108 |
| 5:58 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins Free throw | 100 | 108 |
| 5:23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal | 103 | 108 |
| 5:06 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams Free throw | 104 | 108 |
| 5:06 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams Free throw | 105 | 108 |
| 4:37 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 105 | 111 |
| 4:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal | 107 | 111 |
| 3:18 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 107 | 113 |
| 2:52 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 107 | 115 |
| 2:10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams Free throw | 108 | 115 |
| 2:10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams Free throw | 109 | 115 |
| 2:10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams Free throw | 110 | 115 |
| 1:55 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 110 | 116 |
| 1:55 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 110 | 117 |
| 1:55 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 110 | 118 |
| 1:36 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 2-pt field goal | 112 | 118 |
| 1:12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace Free throw | 113 | 118 |
| 1:12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace Free throw | 114 | 118 |
| 0:58 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 114 | 120 |
| 0:40 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins Free throw | 115 | 120 |
| 0:40 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins Free throw | 115 | 120 |
| 0:29 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 116 | 122 |
| 0:21 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 116 | 123 |
| 0:21 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 116 | 124 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Feb 25: Oklahoma City Thunder 116 at Detroit Pistons 124 (this game)
- Mar 30: Detroit Pistons 110 at Oklahoma City Thunder 114
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Feb 26, 2026 · 00:30 UTC