Overview
- Detroit beat Washington 122-111 on Monday night at Little Caesars Arena with a team attack that produced 31 assists on 43 made field goals.
- Anthony Davis scored 44 points and grabbed 13 rebounds but publicly faulted the Wizards’ effort, saying the team had problems with rebounding, open 3s, fouling, transition and ball defense.
- Rookie AJ Dybantsa flashed potential with 21 points, eight rebounds and a rim-hanging dunk, and he downplayed the highlight by quoting a clip with the message, “don't matter. need more dubs.”
- The turnover and transition gap decided the game as Washington committed 18 turnovers to Detroit’s 10 and allowed 19 fast-break points compared with Washington’s four.
- Detroit’s lineup tweak — inserting Daniss Jenkins into the starting five and moving John Collins to center — paid off as Collins scored a season-high 24 points and the Pistons improved their collective balance.