NBA

Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards

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15-47, 6-26 Away
Final
113 - 116

28-33, 16-16 Home

Wizards beat Pistons for 14th straight time at home, 116-113

It's the longest home winning streak against any team in franchise history. The Wizards pulled within a game of idle Charlotte for 10th place in the Eastern Conference.

Jerami Grant scored 26 points for Detroit, which had a chance to tie on its final possession. Saddiq Bey missed from the perimeter, and after an offensive rebound, Killian Hayes missed a 3-pointer.

The Pistons rallied from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter, tying the game at 104 on Bey's two free throws with 3:37 left. Washington answered with six straight points. Kuzma gave the Wizards the lead back with two free throws, then Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added a layup.

After Kuzma blocked Cade Cunningham's layup attempt, Bryant threw down an alley-oop dunk at the other end.

“That was a big one for us and a big dunk for me, so I was really happy about it,” Bryant said. “Just seeing that defensive play that Kuz made right then and there, to get that block for us, to get us out there in transition, really helped us.”

Detroit again fought back within one, but Cunningham was called for a foul and replay upheld it. That sent Kuzma to the line with 35 seconds left, and he made both shots. After a follow shot by Isaiah Stewart made it 114-113, Tomas Satoransky made two free throws for Washington.

The Pistons led 85-79 near the end of the third quarter after a 9-0 run capped by Grant's 3-pointer. Washington then scored the game's next 18 points.

“That was the disappointment of the night,” Detroit coach Dwane Casey said. “Just didn't have the defensive intensity, nor could we score on the other end.”

Rui Hachimura made consecutive 3s to tie it, and a dunk by Bryant gave the Wizards an 87-85 lead at the end of the quarter. Washington then scored the first 10 points of the fourth. Another 3-pointer by Hachimura put the Wizards up 97-85.

“He's confident in his shot. He works on it," Washington coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. "He's shot ready, he spaces correctly. When you do those two things, the ball finds you.”

INJURIES

Marvin Bagley III (left ankle sprain) missed a second straight game for Detroit.

The Wizards are trying to chase a playoff spot without Bradley Beal (left wrist surgery) and Kristaps Porzingis (right knee bone bruise).

TIP-INS

Pistons: Detroit had a chance to win four of five for the first time all season but came up short. ... The Pistons shot 2 of 13 from 3-point range in the second half and 8 of 27 for the game. ... Cunningham had 20 points, including an impressive dunk along the baseline in the third quarter.

Wizards: Caldwell-Pope scored 15 points against the team that drafted him.

UP NEXT

Pistons: At Toronto on Thursday night.

Wizards: Host Atlanta on Friday night.

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Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 116
4th 0.9 Wizards defensive team rebound 113 - 116
4th 0.9 Killian Hayes misses 32-foot three point jumper 113 - 116
4th 3.3 Killian Hayes offensive rebound 113 - 116

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/wsh.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSH
43-90 FG 41-82
47.8 Field Goal % 50.0
8-27 3PT 13-26
29.6 Three Point % 50.0
19-23 FT 21-26
82.6 Free Throw % 80.8
43 Rebounds 42
14 Offensive Rebounds 12
29 Defensive Rebounds 30
23 Assists 29
9 Steals 6
3 Blocks 8
12 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 15
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
16 Fast Break Points 13
58 Points in Paint 46
21 Fouls 22
6 Largest Lead 12
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Will Riley, G Day-To-Day Jul 20
Tre Johnson, G Day-To-Day Jul 20
Kyshawn George, F Day-To-Day Jul 16
Bub Carrington, G Day-To-Day Jul 16
Khris Middleton, SF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ronald Holland II, F Day-To-Day Jul 21
Isaiah Stewart, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Jaden Ivey, PG Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 12,122 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1
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