The trade deadline came and went without effect for the OKC Thunder as Danilo Gallinari remained a member of the team. Meanwhile, the visitors got a shakeup as their double-double master Andre Drummond was sent to the Cavaliers in one of the more perplexing trades of the day.
Detroit was also without Derrick Rose who is battling an adductor injury and that meant Pistons head coach Dwane Casey only had nine players dressed for the match in OKC.
The problem as Thunder fans know all too well after a loss to a severely undermanned Lakers squad earlier this season is the tendency to play down to your competition.