DETROIT – Christophe Porzingis scored 30 points and 10 rebounds, while the Washington Wizards refrained from beating the Detroit Pistons 100-97 on Friday night.
Danny Audio added 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Wizards win a four-game streak.
Marvin Bagley III led Detroit with 25 points, while Cade Cunningham added 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Forward Jeremy Grant came out in the first quarter with a tough caviar and didn’t come back.
Lagging behind by 17, the Pistons took a 91-90 lead as a result of a three-point Sadiq Bay with a score of 5: 1 and then added a Cunningham strike on Bagley.
The Wizards worked out, scoring the next six points. In the Porzingis dock they took the lead with a score of 96-93 with a score of 2:48.
Cunningham’s jumper made the score 96-95, and after two misses by the Wizards he led Detroit 97-96 45 seconds to the end. Porzingis responded with a jump that led Washington by one point with 29.5 seconds of play.
This time Cunningham missed, and the Pistons fouled Audia, who made both shots and made the score 100-97 11.4 seconds before the end. The 3-point off-balance McGruder missed, and Porzingis captured the rebound.
In the second quarter, Washington beat Detroit 35-20 and led 60-44. Audia scored 13 points in the quarter, while the Wizards outscored Detroit from 55% to 29.2%.
TIP INS
Wizards: “Washington” has won five in a row over the “Pistons” and has taken a series of seasons in six of the last seven seasons.
Pistons: Friday said Hamdu Diallo will miss the rest of the season with a broken finger. Diallo averaged 11.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 58 games.
FURTHER
Wizards: Take the Golden State on Sunday night.
Pistons: Take New York on Sunday.