Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff fumed as officiating decisions left him "disgusted" after Saturday's 113-107 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Pistons were called for five technical fouls in an ill-tempered third quarter as Cade Cunningham picked up two technicals and was ejected, while Dennis Schroder was also hit with another.

Crew chief Brian Forte explained Cunningham was "given his first technical foul for disrespectfully addressing an official with profanity" before his ejection for the same offence.

Schroder was then punished for "continuous complaining after Detroit was given a team warning in the second period", Forte added, leaving Bickerstaff furious.

"I'm disgusted by the way that game was officiated," Bickerstaff said. "The level of disrespect was above and beyond.

"They have a guy fall down and trip on his own team-mate's foot, they review us for a hostile act.

"They throw an elbow to our chest and neck area, I ask to at least take a look at it [on video] – no one would take a look at it.

"The disrespect has gone far enough, and I'm not going to allow our guys to be treated the way they were."

Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said the Thunder had prepared for the officials based on the metrics and past evaluation when Bickerstaff's comments were put to him at his post-match media availability.

"That crew was the loosest whistle coming into the game that we've seen all season in terms of how little they call," Daigneault said.

"I thought our guys did a great job of not getting distracted by anything."