Pistons, 雷鳴 企て,努力,提案 to turn (米)棚上げする/(英)提議するs after lopsided losses

The Detroit Pistons and Oklahoma City 雷鳴 are both eager to move past their most 最近の games.

The two teams 長,率いる into their 会合 on Monday in Oklahoma City coming off some of their worst losses in franchise history.

Oklahoma City's 133-85 loss at Portland on Saturday was the largest 利ざや of 敗北・負かす in 雷鳴 history, while the Pistons' 125-81 home loss to the New York Knicks was the franchise's worst since another 44-point loss more than 27 years ago.

"As a team, we have to decide who we want to be -- do we want to be a team 十分な of guys trying to get our numbers?" Detroit coach Dwane Casey said. "I've got to coach better and get them ready."

The Pistons have lost six of their last eight games.

Oklahoma City comes into Monday's game having lost five of its last six, 含むing both games on its quick two-game road trip by a 連合させるd 85 points.

"These ones sting 明白に," 雷鳴 coach 示す Daigneault said. "Nobody's feeling good after that. The question is, what do you do with it? What we have to do with it is we've gotta learn the lesson."

The game will be the first between the teams since a 中央の-March 貿易(する) sent Svi Mykhailiuk to Oklahoma City and Hamidou Diallo to Detroit.

Mykhailiuk struggled on the road trip, going just 3 of 12 from the 床に打ち倒す and 0 of 5 from 3-point 範囲. This 成果/努力 comes after he led the 雷鳴 with 22 points in a 113-103 勝利,勝つ over Toronto on Wednesday.

Mykhailiuk has been part of Oklahoma City's 精密検査する. 非,不,無 of the 雷鳴's starters from the season opener have been 利用できる lately, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Darius Bazley 取引,協定ing with long-称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 傷害s, Luguentz Dort in concussion 議定書, Al Horford shut 負かす/撃墜する for the season and George Hill first 負傷させるd and then 貿易(する)d.

Diallo has played just four games since the 貿易(する), sitting out on the latter half of 支援する-to-支援する 始める,決めるs after 取引,協定ing with a groin 緊張する he 支えるd with the 雷鳴.

Diallo is 狙撃 58.8 パーセント from the 床に打ち倒す and 55.6 パーセント from behind the 3-point line with the Pistons. It's a small 見本 size but it's been a surprising leap for Diallo after he 試みる/企てるd いっそう少なく than one 3-pointer per game in his 129 career games with Oklahoma City.

"He plays hard," Casey said. "He runs the 床に打ち倒す, he plays at that pace that's just hard to compete against on most nights."

The contest is the first of a season high-tying five-game road trip for the Pistons, who also had a five-game road trip in February.

Oklahoma City is starting a four-game homestand.

Both of the teams' two 会合s this season will come within a two-week stretch, with the other coming April 16 in Detroit.

The 雷鳴 have won five 連続した games over the Pistons, with Detroit's last 勝利,勝つ over Oklahoma City coming in November 2017.

The 雷鳴 placed 新人 Josh Hall and fellow 今後 Isaiah Roby in the NBA's concussion 議定書 on Sunday.

--Field Level マスコミ

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