By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
Wizards 124, Pistons 81 – The Washington Wizards led from start to finish against the Pistons on Monday night.
The Pistons 43-point defeat marks the largest since the 1994 season.
Detroit fell behind 34-15 after the first quarter, trailed 60-39 at halftime and had a 93-63 disadvantage after three quarters.
The Wizards were led by Nene with 20 points off the bench while Marcin Gortat added 16.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced the Pistons with 18 points while Darrun Hilliard chip in with 10 off the bench.
The Pistons are now 34-33 on the season, good for an eighth place tie in the Eastern Conference with 15 games remaining.
Detroit will start a nine-game home stand starting Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks.
Record: 34-33
4th Place in Central Division (14 games behind Cleveland)
Tied for 8th Place in Eastern Conference (14 games behind Cleveland)
Tied with Chicago for the last playoff spot
Magic # to clinch a playoff berth: 17
Magic # to clinch Central Division title: 31
Magic # to clinch Eastern Conference title: 31
Misery # towards elimination from Central Division title: 3
Misery # towards elimination from playoff contention: 17
Next Game: 03/16/2016 vs. Atlanta Hawks 7:30 p.m. @ Palace of Auburn Hills
Stats: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 18 points, Darrun Hilliard 10 points, Marcus Morris 9 points, Andre Drummond 12 rebounds.
