The Detroit Pistons were on the second night of a back-to-back, and although this game came against the lowly Washington Wizards, it was always going to be a difficult game considering how shorthanded they were. Even Cade Cunningham, who put up a Kobe Bryant-esque stat line (46 points on 45 shot attempts) on a night where he
suffered an injury scare late in the fourth quarter, needed help if they were to ward off this relatively more rested Wizards squad.