THUNDER WIRE - Pressing Cade Cunningham, OKC’s decision to go all out full-court was a bad gamble. The NBA All-Star player dumped off the ball to his fellow NBA AllStar Jalen Duren for the easy dunk. Failing to get a transition stop was the end of the shorthanded squad’s at pulling off one of the biggest upsets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder couldn’t pull off the Herculean task in their 124-116 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Considering who was all out, the reigning NBA champions valiantly fought in a result you can’t get too mad over.

Already without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell, the Thunder were also down Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso. Two more joined the list at halftime with Isaiah Joe and Branden Carlson.