Carmelo Anthony reaches milestone, Oklahoma City Thunder beat Detroit Pistons 121-108

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony (7) gets defended by Detroit Pistons guard Langston Galloway (9) during the third quarter at Little Caesars Arena. (Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports)

DETROIT: Carmelo Anthony surpassed the 25,000-point milestone and Russell Westbrook added 31 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to lift the surging Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-108 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
Thunder guard Andre Roberson was taken off on a stretcher in the third quarter after landing hard on the court after trying to jump for an alley-oop. The scary injury put a damper on Oklahoma City’s seventh straight victory. It’s the NBA’s longest current winning streak.
Detroit has lost seven in a row, the league’s longest current skid. The Pistons now face back-to-back games against LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
Anthony scored his 25,000th point on a free throw with 8:30 left in the third quarter. That was part of a 15-0 run for the Thunder at the start of the second half that pushed their lead to 27.