National Basketball Association
Detroit 129, Washington 117
When: 3:00 PM ET, Monday, January 15, 2024
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
#89 Dannica Mosher, #35 Jason Goldenberg, #34 Kevin Cutler
Attendance:
15156
By Field Level Media
Alec Burks came off the bench to tie his career high with 34 points, Jalen Duren recorded a double-double of 20 points and tied his career best with 19 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing streak Monday with a 129-117 win over the Washington Wizards in Washington, D.C.
Detroit came into the matchup winless since snapping its previous losing skid, an NBA-record 28 straight, and without a road victory since beating Charlotte Oct. 27.
Thanks to surges of 11-2 to close out the third quarter and 12-3 midway through the fourth quarter, however, the Pistons ended both droughts.
Detroit shot 50-of-90 from the floor and enjoyed advantages of 25-15 in second-chance points and 60-46 for points in the paint.
Five Pistons reached double-figures scoring. Jaden Ivey scored six of his 24 points over a 3:23 stretch in the fourth quarter during which Detroit extended a seven-point lead to 13, effectively putting the game away.
Isaiah Stewart scored 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked a pair of shots, while Ausar Thompson came off the bench for 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals. His steal and fast-break dunk down the stretch put an exclamation point on the win.
Tyus Jones led the Wizards with 22 points, Kyle Kuzma finished with 21 points and a team-high eight rebounds, and Jordan Poole scored 16 points. Washington shot 19-of-41 from 3-point range, including Patrick Baldwin Jr.'s 3-of-3 for all nine of his points off the bench.
The Wizards went just 44-of-95 from the floor overall, however.
The loss denied Washington its bid for back-to-back wins for the first time this season, coming off a rout of Atlanta on Saturday.
Detroit was without Bojan Bogdanovic for a second consecutive game due to a calf injury, and Cade Cunningham for the fourth straight contest with a knee injury.
None of the players swapped between Detroit and Washington on Sunday - Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Livers going to the Wizards, Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala to the Pistons - played Monday.
- Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Washington |
Alec Burks 34 |
Scoring |
Tyus Jones 22 |
Killian Hayes 6 |
Assists |
Tyus Jones 7 |
Jalen Duren 19 |
Rebounds |
Kyle Kuzma 8 |
Alec Burks 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyle Kuzma 4 |
Ausar Thompson 3 |
Steals |
Kyle Kuzma 3 |
Jaden Ivey 3 |
Blocks |
Deni Avdija 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Detroit
|
129 |
55.6 |
12-31 |
17-23 |
30 |
52 |
10 |
4 |
16 |
Washington
|
117 |
46.3 |
19-41 |
10-11 |
30 |
33 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game on the road against New York. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .219 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Pistons have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .081 after a loss.