Alec Burks comes off bench and scored 34 points to lead Pistons past the Wizards 129-117
WASHINGTON (AP) The Detroit Pistons have done some historic losing this season, including an NBA record-tying 28-game skid. The team’s effort and enthusiasm, however, haven’t wavered.
Alec Burks matched his career-high with 34 points to lead Detroit to a 129-117 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday, giving the Pistons only their fourth win of the season.
“We’ve had an unreal losing streak this year, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen our guys consistently go in the tank,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “Everyone’s all in and wants to see each other do well.”
Jalen Duren had 20 points and 19 rebounds and Jaden Ivey had 24 points, seven rebounds, and six assists for Detroit, which snapped a seven-game losing streak. Burks hit 8 of 12 from 3-point range as Detroit shot almost 56% from the field.
“He was in that bag today. He was in his Goel bag,” teammate Isiah Stewart said, using the metaphor for someone doing something well and adding emphasis on a luxury brand. “I’m happy for AB. He’s a great vet. He can really score the ball. I love playing with him. It’s like every time he steps out on the floor, he’s in range. He’s the type of guy that just hits all kinds of shots. And once he’s hot, he’s hot.”
The scoring outburst by Burks - who is averaging 11.5 points per game this season - matched his career high. He’d scored 34 twice before. First on Jan. 13, 2014, with Utah against Denver. Then again on Dec. 29, 2021, with New York against Detroit.
Tyus Jones had 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead Washington. Jordan Poole added 16 points and Deni Advija had 12.
Stewart had 16 points while Ausar Thompson added 14 for Detroit.
The game came just a day after the teams made a trade to send Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Livers to the Wizards for Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala. The Pistons also will send two future draft picks to Washington.
The game was close for most of the first three quarters before a 9-0 run by Detroit gave the Pistons a 92-87 lead late in the third.
The Pistons led by 15 in the fourth quarter of a game between the two worst teams in the Eastern Conference.
“You could point to a number of things,” Washington’s Landry Shamet (11 points) said. “We had too many stretches where our attention to detail kind of fell off. Our attention to physicality.”
Washington’s Kyle Kuzma (21 points and eight rebounds) was ejected with 2:37 left and his team trailing 120-110 after receiving two technical fouls, the first for clapping in the face of an official and the second for continuing to argue.
UP NEXT
Pistons: Host Minnesota on Wednesday.
Wizards: Visit New York on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Daniel Gafford (Jordan Poole gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Killian Hayes shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:44 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:42 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive foul (Charge) (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 11:29 | | Isaiah Stewart turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point hook shot | 0-3 |
| 10:57 | | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Killian Hayes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Deni Avdija turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:10 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 3-3 |
| 9:49 | | Tyus Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point pullup jump shot | 5-3 |
| 9:14 | | Tyus Jones misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Killian Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 8-3 |
| 8:48 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running layup | 10-3 |
| 8:44 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:41 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Jordan Poole misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Jalen Duren personal foul (Loose ball) (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 8:28 | | Wizards delay of game violation | ||
| 8:19 | | Deni Avdija misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Jaden Ivey's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 10-5 |
| 7:43 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point floating jump shot | 12-5 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 12-8 |
| 6:54 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point driving layup (Jalen Duren assists) | 14-8 |
| 6:54 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:37 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Kuzma steals) | ||
| 6:17 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point running layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 14-10 |
| 6:07 | | Jalen Duren offensive foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | Jalen Duren turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving floating jump shot | 14-12 |
| 5:43 | | Kevin Knox II misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 14-15 |
| 5:18 | | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | James Wiseman personal foul (Loose ball) (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 17-15 |
| 4:28 | | Jaden Ivey blocks Tyus Jones's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:26 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||
| 4:20 | | +1 | Alec Burks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-15 |
| 4:20 | | +1 | Alec Burks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-15 |
| 4:03 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Delon Wright offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Alec Burks misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving bank jump shot | 19-17 |
| 3:34 | | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-18 |
| 3:22 | | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Daniel Gafford blocks James Wiseman's two point putback layup | ||
| 3:18 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 19-20 |
| 3:11 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:02 | | Delon Wright personal foul (Marcus Sasser draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | Alec Burks turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Gafford steals) | ||
| 2:47 | | Marcus Sasser blocks Corey Kispert's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:46 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point running layup | 21-20 |
| 2:18 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 24-20 |
| 1:45 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point driving reverse layup (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 26-20 |
| 1:33 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:33 | | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-20 |
| 1:21 | | Delon Wright misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 27-22 |
| 0:38 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point layup (Joe Harris assists) | 29-22 |
| 0:29 | | James Wiseman blocks Delon Wright's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Alec Burks misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point driving layup (Marcus Sasser assists) | 31-22 |
| 11:27 | | +3 | Patrick Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 31-25 |
| 11:10 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point floating jump shot | 33-25 |
| 10:58 | | Deni Avdija turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:39 | | Joe Harris turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Baldwin Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:31 | | James Wiseman blocks Landry Shamet's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:29 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Corey Kispert personal foul (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | Corey Kispert personal foul (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||
| 10:03 | | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Marcus Sasser blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:54 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +3 | Patrick Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 33-28 |
| 9:30 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Landry Shamet steals) | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Landry Shamet makes two point running layup | 33-30 |
| 9:27 | | Alec Burks shooting foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | +1 | Landry Shamet makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-31 |
| 9:14 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals) | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | Landry Shamet makes two point cutting layup (Delon Wright assists) | 33-33 |
| 9:12 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:56 | | Kevin Knox II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving finger roll layup (Delon Wright assists) | 33-35 |
| 8:31 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Kevin Knox II draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Kevin Knox II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-35 |
| 8:31 | | +1 | Kevin Knox II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-35 |
| 8:19 | | +3 | Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 35-38 |
| 8:02 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-38 |
| 8:02 | | Ausar Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:58 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +3 | Patrick Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 36-41 |
| 7:25 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point layup (Ausar Thompson assists) | 38-41 |
| 7:19 | | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 7:12 | | Landry Shamet misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 38-43 |
| 6:42 | | +2 | Killian Hayes makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-43 |
| 6:32 | | Jalen Duren blocks Jordan Poole's two point reverse layup | ||
| 6:30 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Landry Shamet blocks Jaden Ivey's two point layup | ||
| 6:21 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point layup | 42-43 |
| 5:53 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 5:36 | | Kevin Knox II misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:32 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 42-46 |
| 5:03 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 44-46 |
| 4:42 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point cutting layup (Killian Hayes assists) | 46-46 |
| 4:24 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-46 |
| 4:10 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point stepback bank jump shot | 47-49 |
| 4:10 | | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Loose ball) (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-50 |
| 3:54 | | Isaiah Stewart misses two point layup | ||
| 3:54 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Kyle Kuzma blocks Isaiah Stewart's two point layup | ||
| 3:54 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Alec Burks misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Alec Burks shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-51 |
| 3:43 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-52 |
| 3:31 | | Kevin Knox II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 47-54 |
| 3:06 |