Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons
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Riley, Cooper lead undermanned Wizards past Pistons, 126-117
The Wizards only dressed 10 players — Cooper was one of three on two-way contracts — a day after a trade with the Dallas Mavericks, but beat a Pistons team that had won five of six. The Wizards improved to 14-36, while Pistons fell to 37-13.
Justin Champagnie and Tristan Vukcevic each scored 14 points for Washington, which has won four of six since a nine-game losing streak. The Wizards got 69 points from their reserves.
Cade Cunningham had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Pistons, who went 9 for 33 (27.3%) on 3-pointers. All-Star center Jalen Duren had four points and three rebounds in 13 minutes left before leaving game with knee soreness.
After trailing by 17 in the third quarter, the Pistons cut it to 112-107 on Duncan Robinson's 4-point play with 4:15 to go. Bilal Coulibay banked in a 3-point shot as the shot clock expired to make it 117-110, and Detroit couldn't get enough stops.
Pistons: Host New York on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 126 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 126 - 117 |
| 4th 9.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 126 - 117 |
| 4th 31.1 | |
Will Riley defensive rebound | 126 - 117 |
| 4th 33.4 |  |
Cade Cunningham misses running layup | 126 - 117 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 DET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 49-91 | FG | 41-88 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 18-41 | 3PT | 9-33 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 10-18 | FT | 26-33 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 26 | Fouls | 17 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 98 | Percent Led | 0 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stewart, F | Suspension | Feb 11 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trae Young, G | Out | Feb 27 |
| D'Angelo Russell, G | Out | Feb 27 |
| Alex Sarr, C | Out | Feb 26 |
| Anthony Davis, F | Out | Feb 19 |
| Cam Whitmore, F | Out | Jan 15 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,401 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
31 | 27 | .534 | - | L1 |
 Miami |
32 | 29 | .525 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Charlotte |
30 | 31 | .492 | 2.5 | W4 |
 Atlanta |
30 | 31 | .492 | 2.5 | W3 |
 Washington |
16 | 43 | .271 | 15.5 | L4 |
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