In a sluggish 24 minutes of offense, the Washington Wizards lead the Detroit Pistons 35-30 at Verizon Center. Washington was blown out last night in Boston and is looking to rebound against another lottery team and snap a three-game losing streak.
Made baskets have been hard to come by so far, with Detroit shooting just 28 percent from the floor and the Wizards shooting 36 percent. As usual, Jordan Crawford got his shots up in the first half and leads all scorers with 12 points. John Wall added nine points, four rebounds, and three assists and has been one of the few players on the floor to have even moderate success on the offensive end. In addition to the poor Detroit shooting, Washington has also forced 12 Pistons turnovers.
Washington, however, has been unable to take advantage on the other end and is a woeful 0 for 9 from three-point range.
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