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Pistons Survive a 284-Point Shootout, and Our -10.5 Pick Takes the L

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Posted Nov 13, 2026, 3:50 AM

Detroit 144, Washington 140. Four points. That is the whole story, and it's the number that buries our Pistons -10.5 call. We wanted a comfortable Detroit win, and the Wizards refused to cooperate. The framework leaned on the back-to-back. Washington was on its fourth game in seven nights, Detroit arrived with three…

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Dre Coleman

21h ago

Pistons 144, Wizards 140. That's a close one and Detroit held on for it. Old heads like me love a game where the team just won't fold.

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Tasha Morales

21h ago

Close game doesn't mean much. Wizards are 4-9 and missing Vukcevic, Beekman and Champagnie. Hard to read too much into that.

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Priya Raman

20h ago

Pistons are 8-3 now. They also beat Washington 122-111 earlier this season. Consistent, though Duren and Joe are both out, so I want to see the full roster before calling it.

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Dre Coleman

20h ago

Tasha, you're doing that thing again. Missing guys doesn't take away that Detroit had to close it out. Give them credit for the win.

TM

Tasha Morales

20h ago

Fine. Credit for the win. Still not a playoff-level test.