FAST BREAKDOWN
Three quick observations from Wednesday night’s 106-95 win over the Washington Wizards at Little Caesars Arena
GAME OF RUNS – Dwane Casey has been pleading for more energy to start games – and halves – for weeks. The third quarter of their win over Washington is what that looks like. The Pistons, trailing by a point at halftime, outscored Wasington 22-2 in the first five minutes of the second half to take a 19-point lead. It went to 22 – and the Pistons needed all of it. Washington pulled within nine points with nine minutes to play and to within three with seven minutes left as Trevor Ariza’s three triples led the comeback and Pistons turnovers – 12 in the fourth quarter alone, a season-high 24 for the game – fueled it.