The Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 106-92.
The Wizards took control with a 27-10 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 30.
The Pistons got within 82-79 on Isaiah Stewart’s putback with 10:13 to play, but Rui Hachimura answered with a 9-foot fadeaway, and the Pistons got no closer.
Early in the fourth quarter, Jerome Robinson had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 9-0 Wizards run, and the Wizards scored 2 points off them.
Daniel Gafford had 13 points (12 in the paint) and 3 blocks off the bench in his first game with the Wizards.
For the Pistons, Wayne Ellington scored 15 points (12 in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Saddiq Bey went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Wizards shot 48.4% from the field and 42.9% from 3 to the Pistons’ 38.8% and 34.5%. The Pistons turned it over 19 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Wizards outscored the Pistons 62-40 in the paint. The Wizards outscored the Pistons 19-4 in 7 minutes with Westbrook, Lopez, Robinson, Hachimura and Mathews on the floor together.