Oklahoma City Thunder Led the Scoreboard

This recap looks at two things: how the teams played, and how close Vegas came to getting the slate right.

The biggest team story was Oklahoma City Thunder leading the slate in scoring with 120 points. The biggest market story was that a few games were close to the betting line, but others missed badly on the spread, the total, or both.

Slate Snapshot

  • Date: April 22, 2026
  • Games: 2
  • Teams: 4

Team Takeaways

Oklahoma City Thunder scored the most points on the slate with 120. Orlando Magic scored the fewest with just 83.

Oklahoma City Thunder had the best offense by efficiency at 123.3 OEFF. Detroit Pistons had the best defense by efficiency at 84.2 DEFF. The fastest game environment was Pistons vs Orlando at 98.5 pace.

Highest-Scoring Teams

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder — 120 points
  2. Phoenix Suns — 107 points
  3. Detroit Pistons — 98 points
  4. Orlando Magic — 83 points

Lowest-Scoring Teams

  1. Orlando Magic — 83 points
  2. Detroit Pistons — 98 points
  3. Phoenix Suns — 107 points
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder — 120 points

Best Rebounding Teams

  1. Detroit Pistons — 57 rebounds
  2. Phoenix Suns — 44 rebounds
  3. Orlando Magic — 42 rebounds
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder — 40 rebounds

Best Teams for Assists

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder — 24 assists
  2. Phoenix Suns — 23 assists
  3. Detroit Pistons — 22 assists
  4. Orlando Magic — 17 assists

Best Teams for 3 Points Made

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder — 14 3PM
  2. Phoenix Suns — 11 3PM
  3. Orlando Magic — 8 3PM
  4. Detroit Pistons — 6 3PM

Best Teams for Steals

  1. Orlando Magic — 16 steals
  2. Oklahoma City Thunder — 14 steals
  3. Detroit Pistons — 9 steals
  4. Phoenix Suns — 7 steals

Best Teams for Blocks

  1. Detroit Pistons — 11 blocks
  2. Oklahoma City Thunder — 6 blocks
  3. Orlando Magic — 6 blocks
  4. Phoenix Suns — 1 blocks

Most Turnovers

  1. Detroit Pistons — 23 turnovers
  2. Phoenix Suns — 22 turnovers
  3. Orlando Magic — 19 turnovers
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder — 10 turnovers

Fastest Pace Environments

  1. Pistons vs Orlando — 98.5 pace
  2. Thunder vs Suns — 97.3 pace

Best Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder — 123.3 OEFF
  2. Phoenix Suns — 110.0 OEFF
  3. Detroit Pistons — 99.5 OEFF

Least Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Detroit Pistons — 99.5 OEFF
  2. Phoenix Suns — 110.0 OEFF
  3. Oklahoma City Thunder — 123.3 OEFF

Best Defensive Efficiency Teams

Lower DEFF is better here, so these teams defended the best on the slate.

  1. Detroit Pistons — 84.2 DEFF
  2. Oklahoma City Thunder — 110.0 DEFF
  3. Phoenix Suns — 123.3 DEFF

Best Overall Team Box Scores

These were the most complete team stat lines of the slate.

  • Oklahoma City Thunder — 120 points, 40 rebounds, 24 assists, 14 steals, 6 blocks
  • Detroit Pistons — 98 points, 57 rebounds, 22 assists, 9 steals, 11 blocks
  • Phoenix Suns — 107 points, 44 rebounds, 23 assists, 7 steals, 1 blocks
  • Orlando Magic — 83 points, 42 rebounds, 17 assists, 16 steals, 6 blocks

Vegas Recap

Vegas was close on a few games, but not on all of them. A team can win the game and still fail to cover the spread. A game can also go far over or under the projected total. Both matter if you are following sides, totals, or props.

Underdog Wins and Upsets

  • No underdogs won outright on this slate.

Biggest Over Results

  • Thunder vs Suns finished 10.5 points over the closing total (227 vs 216.5).

Biggest Under Results

  • Pistons vs Orlando finished 38.5 points under the closing total (181 vs 219.5).

Biggest Spread Results

  • Strongest favorite cover: Detroit Pistons covered by 6.5 points.

  • Biggest favorite failure: Oklahoma City Thunder missed the spread by 4.5 points.

When Vegas Was Closest

  • Closest total: Thunder vs Suns finished just 10.5 points away from the closing total.

  • Closest side: Thunder vs Suns finished just 4.5 points away from the closing spread.

Final Takeaway

The simple version of this slate: Oklahoma City Thunder had the best scoring night, Oklahoma City Thunder posted the best offensive efficiency, and Detroit Pistons posted the best defensive efficiency.

On the betting side, Vegas got a few spots right, but there were also clear misses. That matters because games that blow past the line — or fall well short of it — can tell you a lot about pace, offense, defense, and where the market may have been off.