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Vince Ellis

Pistons can't keep up with Westbrook, Thunder in 106-88 loss

OKLAHOMA CITY _ The Detroit Pistons' road woes continued Saturday.

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook recorded his seventh triple double of the season with 17 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds in sending the Pistons to a 106-88 loss at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The Pistons (8-10) were 1-for-19 from 3-point range and fell to 1-8 on the road this season.

Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 21 points.

Victor Oladipo scored 18 and Steven Adams added 16 points for the Thunder (10-8). Anthony Morrow hurt the Pistons with 21 points off the bench.

After an early Marcus Morris bucket, the Pistons missed 10 straight shots during a 14-0 run from the Thunder.

The Pistons missed several shots in the paint during the run _ including Drummond missing a point-black one-handed dunk attempt.

Morris kept the Pistons within striking distance with 10 points, as the Pistons trailed, 29-19, after the first quarter. Morris failed to score the rest of the game.

Adams dominated with 14 points and five rebounds in the first half, as the Thunder took a 56-38 lead at the 1:23 mark of the second quarter.

But the Pistons closed on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to 10 at 56-46 going into halftime.

The Pistons cut the deficit to three early in the third quarter, but the Thunder extended the lead to 77-68 going into the fourth quarter.

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