OKLAHOMA CITY _ Avery Bradley finally got one to fall.
After missing two 3-pointers in the frantic final minutes Friday night, the Detroit Pistons shooting guard's 3-pointer with 2:01 remaining was the key shot in the 99-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
And when star point guard Russell Westbrook missed a 3-pointer in the closing seconds, the Pistons (12-6) were able to escape Chesapeake Energy Arena with their fifth road victory of the season.
Before Bradley's shot, he was going through a horrific night, finishing with 11 points on 4 for 13 shooting to go along with five turnovers.
But with the Thunder (8-10) loading up the strong side down the stretch, Bradley was left open in the weak-side corner.
And after missing two attempts, he finally connected when Andre Drummond found him, giving the Pistons a 97-93 lead.
Andre Roberson nailed a 3-pointer with 46.7 seconds left, cutting the Pistons lead to 97-96.
Reggie Jackson (12 points), playing in front of his former home crowd, made two free throws to extend the lead to 99-96.
After a Westbrook layup cut the lead to one, Jackson forced a shot over Paul George and the Thunder grabbed the rebound.
The Thunder called timeout, but Westbrook's miss was rebounded by Anthony Tolliver as the buzzer sounded.
Drummond finished with 17 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots.
Tobias Harris added 13 points and Ish Smith scored 15 points off the bench for the Pistons. Stanley Johnson added 11.
Westbrook finished with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, but had five turnovers and was 10 for 29 from the field.
George added 16 points and Carmelo Anthony scored 20 for the Thunder.
The Thunder have been below .500 for much of the season, but Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy doesn't expect the struggles to continue.
"I'd be shocked if this team wasn't a contender at the end of the year," Van Gundy said at the morning shoot-around.
"I think they can play with Houston, play with Golden State, play with anybody."
With George in foul trouble in the first half, Van Gundy deployed a three-guard look in the second quarter.
And he went back to it in the fourth quarter with rookie shooting Luke Kennard defended George.
The Pistons survived the stretch with Kennard's 3-pointer with 6:40 remaining giving them an 88-84 lead.
With the Thunder leading, 26-22, Westbrook drained a 3-point over Smith with 3 seconds left in the first quarter, giving the Thunder a seven-point lead.
But Smith launched a 60-footer that found nothing but net at the buzzer, cutting the deficit to 29-25 going into the second quarter.
Jackson was booed lustily during pregame introductions.
Before he was traded to the Pistons before the 2015 trade deadline, he was vocal in his desire to leave the Thunder.
