The Detroit Pistons dominated the Washington Wizards 117-95 and never trailed on Thursday night.
Jalen Duren tallied 24 points and 11 rebounds, and had his 37th double-double in just 25 minutes, two nights after scoring a career-high 36 points in their previous win over Washington.
However, it was the Pistons’ first game since All-Star guard Cade Cunningham was ruled out for at least two weeks with a collapsed left lung.
Paul Reed added 17 points, while Duncan Robinson, Caris LeVert and Kevin Huerter had 14 each for Detroit.
The Pistons outrebounded the Wizards 55-33 and led 66-26 in points in the paint.
On the other hand, Tristan Vukcevic had 21 for the Wizards, who lost their season-worst-tying 14th consecutive game.
With the NBA’s second-worst record at 16-53, Washington is two games from matching a franchise-record slide of 16 losses, most recently in March 2024.
Detroit had a 35-14 burst in the first quarter and extended that cushion to 25 points early in the second.
The Wizards closed within six multiple times in the second and third quarters, after getting back in the game with a 20-2 run that included a seven-point possession.
Jaden Hardy hit a triple and Vukcevic hit a free throw following Paul Reed’s flagrant foul during Hardy’s shot.
Up next: the Pistons host the Warriors on Friday, while the Wizards host the Thunder on Saturday.
