Detroit Pistons – Oklahoma City Thunder · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 29 March 2023

DET106–107OKC

Is it worth watching?

The ESPN data for this game contradicts the official result, so it cannot be rated

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ OKC winsDET wins ↓

The last point of this curve falls on DET's side, but OKC won 107-106. It is an ESPN error at the close of the game: the curve is shown as it is and no conclusion is drawn from it.

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when OKC leads and falls when DET does.

This is how the game was decided.

Jalen Williams decided it, the Oklahoma City Thunder player with the most points (27, with 8 rebounds and 6 assists; -4 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Josh Giddey's (+11). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Oklahoma City Thunder 107-106 Detroit Pistons (March 29, 2023) was hit by Jalen Williams: a putback with 0.0 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Oklahoma City Thunder up 107-106. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Oklahoma City Thunder 107-106 Detroit Pistons (March 29, 2023) was a 10-0 run by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the third quarter (from 9:24 to 6:24), from 59-61 to 69-61. The Detroit Pistons' best was a 9-0 run in the second quarter (from 10:25 to 8:55), from 28-31 to 37-31.

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Play: Jalen Williams makes tip shot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Jalen Williams decided this game: his points put his team ahead at the buzzer of the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 2 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Williams decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

29 March 2023 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401469297:655; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2022-23 regular season, not this game.

Detroit Pistons

Eugene Omoruyi drew 0.33 charges per game over his 39 games.
He ranks 6 of 382 in the league.
Killian Hayes deflected 2.8 passes per game over his 76 games.
He ranks 14 of 382 in the league.
Jalen Duren contested 8.0 shots per game over his 67 games.
He ranks 32 of 382 in the league.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Jaylin Williams drew 0.88 charges per game over his 49 games.
He ranks 1 of 382 in the league.
Isaiah Joe drew 0.29 charges per game over his 69 games.
He ranks 12 of 382 in the league.
Luguentz Dort recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 74 games.
He ranks 27 of 382 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have won 24 of their 35 games against the Detroit Pistons.

24-11record of the Oklahoma City Thunder · NBA 2008-09 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 2008-09 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

15.047

82.7% of capacity

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City

Scoring

213

combined points

16.4 below the season average (229.4)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

16 calls reviewed3 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Shooting · 00:09.6

Eugene Omoruyi → Josh Giddey

Omoruyi (DET) initiates contact with Giddey's (OKC) body by wrapping his arm around Giddey's back, which affects his driving shot attempt.

Foul: Shooting · 00:32.2

James Wiseman → Jalen Williams

Wiseman (DET) brings his arm down and makes contact with Williams' (OKC) head, which affects his driving shot attempt.

Foul: Offensive · 01:27.2

R.J. Hampton → Jaylin Williams

Hampton (DET) does not establish himself in Williams' (OKC) path and delivers illegal contact during the screen.