Today, the Pistons at the bottom enjoyed an impressive victory at home, beating the defending Western Conference champion Thunder 120-104 to become the first team this season to successfully beat a team with a win percentage of more than 50%. It is also the second team in league history to win less than 15% of the team and defeat more than 70% of the teams.
The Pistons scored a staggering 46 points in the second quarter of the game to put them on the ground. Center.
Jalen Duren had a great game, contributing 22 points, 21 rebounds and six assists in just 31 minutes, a feat he achieved with Willis Reed in 1967 and Bill Walton in 1976 in 31 minutes.
Duren also became the first player in Pistons history to complete a double-20 since Andre Drummond in 2020. Speaking after the game, he said: "I knew that 'Double 20' was going to happen at some point, and for me, it was a bit slow. ”
The Pistons just lost to the Wizards yesterday, and not only did they play back-to-back games today, but few expected them to be able to defeat the Thunder. Head coach Monty Williams stressed: "I think our players care a lot about winning, we have a lot of excuses to lose, back-to-back against the defending champions in the West, but our players give it their all. ”
The Thunder's head coach Mark Daigneault bluntly said that the reason for the loss was the difference in energy between the two teams: "They played with a lot of energy, and as the game went on, we couldn't play with the same energy, and they clearly deserved this victory." "This game became an impressive win for the Pistons.