National Basketball Association
Washington 98, Detroit 77
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 12, 2012
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials:
#75 Eric Dalen, #7 Kevin Fehr, #14 Ed Malloy
Attendance:
12654
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JaVale McGee went for 22 points and 11 rebounds, Nick Young scored 22 points and the visiting Washington Wizards dominated the second half en route to a 98-77 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
The Pistons shot just 27 percent from the floor after the break as their season-high four-game winning streak came to an end.
John Wall collected nine points, 15 assists and five rebounds while Jan Vesely chipped in 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Wizards, who improved to 2-10 on the road.
Washington finished 3-38 on the road last season and did not win its second away from the Verizon Center until the 73rd game.
Detroit led 61-59 with 3:56 left in the third quarter when it began to slip away.
Wall scored all nine of his points and Young added eight in a 28-4 run bridging the third and fourth quarters. The lead would grow to as much as 98-71 late in the fourth as Rashard Lewis got into the act with 10 points in a span of 2:11.
Greg Monroe scored 27 points for the Pistons, but Rodney Stuckey, Brandon Knight, Ben Gordon and Austin Daye combined to shoot 7 of 36 from the floor.
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Detroit |
|
JaVale McGee 22 |
Scoring |
Greg Monroe 27 |
|
John Wall 15 |
Assists |
Walker Russell 4 |
|
JaVale McGee 11 |
Rebounds |
Ben Wallace 7 |
|
Chris Singleton 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Greg Monroe 9 |
|
Jan Vesely 2 |
Steals |
Rodney Stuckey 3 |
|
Jan Vesely 3 |
Blocks |
Austin Daye 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
98 |
46.8 |
6-15 |
18-21 |
23 |
47 |
9 |
8 |
21 |
| Detroit
|
77 |
32.6 |
1-11 |
18-19 |
17 |
42 |
2 |
10 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Pistons have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .200 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .261 after a loss.
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