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Clemente Almanza

Pistons vs. Thunder preseason: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Thursday

The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Detroit Pistons in preseason on Thursday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Thunder (1-0) will host the Pistons (0-1) for each of their second preseason game in Montreal, Québec, Canada. This game marks the first time that Lu Dort will play an organized basketball game in his hometown since high school.

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In their last game, the Thunder were the center of the NBA universe when their close win against the San Antonio Spurs in their preseason opener featured the debuts of Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama.

Meanwhile, the Pistons opened their preseason slate with a high-scoring loss to the Phoenix Suns.

How to watch:

  • Date: Thursday, Oct. 12
  • Time: 6 p.m. CT
  • Channel: Bally Sports Oklahoma
  • Location: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Pistons at Thunder notable injuries:

Thunder: Aleksej Pokusevski (ankle sprain) is out. Vasilije Micic (ankle sprain) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (rest) are TBA.

Pistons: Isaiah Livers (ankle sprain) is out.

Probable starting lineups:

Oklahoma City Thunder

  • Josh Giddey
  • Cason Wallace
  • Lu Dort
  • Jalen Williams
  • Chet Holmgren

Detroit Pistons

  • Cade Cunningham
  • Alec Burks
  • Ausar Thompson
  • Isaiah Stewart
  • Jalen Duren
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