With their season on the brink of collapse and reeling from a three-game losing streak, the Washington Wizards reached deep inside and summoned a supreme effort to defeat the mighty Detroit Pistons and take a courageous step towards making the NBA play-in games.
The Pistons came to town seeking to avenge a narrow defeat at the hands of these very Wizards just days before in Detroit. Led by lottery draft picks Killian Hayes and James Wiseman, the Pistons make a formidable opponent.
But the Wizards had a secret weapon — “a good talk.