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Adams, Westbrook lead Thunder to rout of Pistons

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit hadn’t lost in 12 days. Oklahoma City has been on a tear since the end of October.

On Monday night, it was the Thunder who stayed hot. Steven Adams scored 21 points, Russell Westbrook added 18 and the Thunder routed the Pistons 110-83.

“I thought we played a very complete game,” Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan said. “There were things we could have done better, but I’m pleased that we went on the road and played this well against a very good team.”

Paul George added 17 points for the Thunder, who are 15-3 since losing their first four games.

Detroit had won the first five games of a six-game homestand, including a victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, but the Thunder held the Pistons to a season low in points.

“Their defense is very good — hats off to them,” Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. “They came in with the right approach and we didn’t. I take the blame for that. I didn’t have us ready to play against one of the top defensive teams in the league.”

Blake Griffin led Detroit with 20 points, while Andre Drummond added 13. The 33 points was 10.5 below their combined season average, and they combined for 11 rebounds after coming in with an average of 25.9.

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