Collins, Pistons pull away from Wizards 122-111 despite Davis' 44

John Collins scored 24 points with no turnovers and the Detroit Pistons pulled away in the middle quarters to beat the Washington Wizards 122-111 on Monday, November 9, despite 44 points from Anthony Davis.

Collins made 9 of 13 shots in 28 minutes and added 10 rebounds. Duncan Robinson and Daniss Jenkins scored 22 points apiece, and Jenkins had eight assists and four steals.

Detroit (7-3) outscored Washington (4-7) 37-26 in the second quarter and 35-29 in the third. The Wizards' biggest lead was one point, 32-31 late in the first quarter. The game had two lead changes and three ties.

The Pistons stretched the margin to 19, 110-91, with 8:14 left in the fourth quarter. Cade Cunningham had 17 points and seven assists, and the bench scored 29, 12 of them from Kevin Huerter.

Davis made 16 of 21 shots and 10 of 11 free throws and grabbed 13 rebounds. The Wizards hit 9 of 36 3-pointers. Trae Young scored 20 on 6-of-17 shooting, and AJ Dybantsa scored 21 but turned the ball over five times.

Washington played without Bilal Coulibaly, who was out with left hand soreness.

Detroit turned the ball over 10 times to Washington's 18 and made 28 of 31 free throws. The Wizards made 20 of 28 from the line.

Washington outscored Detroit 10-5 over the final five minutes after trailing 117-101. Bub Carrington hit a step-back 3-pointer late, and Felix Okpara's 10-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left set the final margin at 11.

Up next

Wizards: at the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, November 11.

Pistons: at the Washington Wizards on Thursday, November 12.