Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33 as Oklahoma City Thunder beat Detroit Pistons 119-103

The 2024/25 NBA regular season had another focus game. The Oklahoma City Thunder, playing at home, defeated the Detroit Pistons 119-103 with goals contributed by Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Tobias Harris scored the first goal to give the Detroit Pistons the lead. However, the Oklahoma City Thunder then relied on Jaylen Williams to score a 3-pointer to get into the game, and Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder expand their lead. Although the Detroit Pistons actively created opportunities, they fell behind their opponents 27-41.

In the second quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder launched a strong offensive and further expanded their lead. However, the Detroit Pistons regained their touch and continued to fight back, and Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed 13 points to reduce the opponent's lead to single digits. Afterwards, the Oklahoma City Thunder worked hard to control the situation and continued to lead the Detroit Pistons 65-59.

Entering the third quarter, Jaylen Williams scored again to help the Oklahoma City Thunder maintain their lead, while Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 points in this quarter to turn the lead back to double digits. Although the Detroit Pistons tried hard to catch up, they were still behind with 81 to 97.

In the fourth quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder suddenly lost their touch, and the Detroit Pistons took the opportunity to counterattack and recovered a lot of points. However, after adjusting their state, the Oklahoma City Thunder once again crushed their opponents with strong offensive power and widened the gap with their opponents.

In the end, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Detroit Pistons 119-103 at home and won 11 consecutive games.

According to the data, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and 3 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Jalen Williams contributed 23 points and 3 assists, and Chet Holmgren contributed 22 points and 4 assists.