NBA Finals preview fizzles with Pistons beating short-handed Thunder

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons faced a shell of the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night in a possible NBA Finals preview. By the time it ended, with East-leading Detroit winning 124-116, the Thunder were without their top six scorers. READ: Surging Pistons enter post-NBA All-Star play with best record “We obviously had the wind in our faces a little out there tonight,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “I thought it was a really good effort by the guys who played to gut that one out.” Oklahoma City started the game without its four leading scorers — Shai […]... Keep on reading: NBA Finals preview fizzles with Pistons beating short-handed Thunder