Harris Leads Pistons Past Thunder, 104-88
Tobias Harris scored 22 points, Aron Baynes added 20 points and eight rebounds and the short-handed Detroit Pistons beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-88 on Monday night.
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Tobias Harris scored 22 points, Aron Baynes added 20 points and eight rebounds and the short-handed Detroit Pistons beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-88 on Monday night.
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Andre Drummond and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 14 points apiece for the Pistons, who also snapped a seven-game losing streak in Denver a week after beating the Nuggets in their first meeting in Detroit.
After trailing by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter, Detroit held San Antonio to two points in a four-minute span to pull within 89-84 with 2 minutes remaining.
Saying he fears for the country's future, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made his frustrations and anger over Donald Trump's election very clearly known Friday night.
As good as it looked, that shot likely won't be a part of Drummond's repertoire going forward.
Detroit is 0-4 on the road this season.
"I don't have any respect for that."
The Pistons have won all four of their home games this season by double digits, and they haven't trailed by more than three points in any of them.
Standing 7-feet tall and weighing 280 pounds, Andre Drummond is one of the most physically imposing big men in the NBA.
The Detroit Pistons helped convene a town hall meeting Thursday night that included area youth, representatives from law enforcement and several athletes from the city's pro teams.
Detroit cut the lead to 11 heading into the fourth quarter and then as close as five with 1:34 remaining.
When the dust had settled after four quarters at The Palace, it was Pistons 102-Knicks 89, Morris 1-Melo 0.
The Pistons have won three in a row - all by double digits - since dropping their season opener.
Andre Drummond finished with another flashy stat line, and coach Stan Van Gundy felt the 7-footer's contributions went well beyond the numbers.
