After a flurry of deadline moves, and fresh off of a road win against the Sacramento Kings a night prior, the Detroit Pistons arrived at Moda Center on Thursday undermanned and fatigued.

They were without Monte Morris and Kevin Knox, who had been traded on Wednesday, and Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks, who were dealt to the New York Knicks earlier Thursday. They were also without Killian Hayes, Joe Harris and Danilo Gallinari, after the team requested waivers on them hours before the game.

Couple that with Isaiah Stewart’s ongoing absence due to a left ankle sprain, and the Pistons had just nine players available — including two-way forwards Stanley Umude and Jared Rhoden. The final score, however, didn’t reflect Detroit’s circumstances.

The Pistons erased a 23-point third-quarter deficit and defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in overtime, 128-122. Marcus Sasser gave Detroit its first lead after halftime with 3:08 left in the extra period, capitalizing on a block by Jalen Duren and knocking down a pull-up 3-pointer in transition to give the Pistons a 124-122 lead. A putback by Duren and transition dunk by Ausar Thompson clinched the win, as Portland shot just 1-for-9 in overtime.

Detroit trailed 92-69, with just under five minutes remaining in the third quarter. A furious comeback followed. Duren cut Detroit’s deficit to just two, 113-111, with a pair of buckets with around three minutes remaining in the final period. A steal and pull-up 3-pointer by Sasser cut it to two once again, 118-116, with 1:30 remaining.

Former Piston Jerami Grant, who led all scorers with 49 points, gave Portland a four-point cushion with a pair of free throws. Cade Cunningham, who returned after missing Wednesday’s game in Sacramento due to left knee injury management, answered with a midrange jumper to slice it to two again at the 54-second mark. Sasser then capitalized on an empty Blazers possession, racing down the court to find Thompson for a dunk to tie the game at 120.

The rookie guard stole the ball again as Portland went for the win, but his fastbreak layup at the buzzer missed.

Duren had a dominant night with 27 points, 22 rebounds and three blocks. Jaden Ivey scored 26 points and made all seven of his 3-point attempts. Cunningham scored 23 points, and Sasser added a double-double with 17 points and 11 assists.