DETROIT -- — Cade Cunningham had 27 points and 10 assists, and the Detroit Pistons beat NBA-worst Washington 123-103 on Tuesday night in a physical game that included two late flagrant fouls by the Wizards.

Washington's Richaun Holmes was ejected in the fourth quarter for throwing an elbow to the face of Detroit's Ausar Thompson while securing a rebound. A few minutes later, the Wizards' Marcus Smart was assessed a flagrant-1 foul for elbowing the Pistons' Tim Hardaway Jr.

Jalen Duren added 15 points and 13 assists for the Pistons, who ended a two-game skid. Detroit entered the night in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

Smart led the Wizards with 16 points. Bub Carrington and Jordan Poole scored 15 apiece.

Takeaways

Wizards: Washington (13-51) had won three of four entering the game, with veterans Smart and Khris Middleton helping the rebuilding squad play more competitively after being acquired at the trade deadline.

Pistons: Thompson stayed in the game after the elbow from Holmes and hit two free throws. He finished with eight points.

Key moment

The game initially got chippy in the first quarter. Wizards forward Kyshawn George shoved Cunningham, who shoved back before Middleton walked over and pushed his left hand into Cunningham's chest. Poole came in late and shoved Duren. Words were exchanged as the referees moved in to quell things.

Key stat

Detroit never trailed and was ahead by double digits for the entire second half.

Up next

The teams meet in Detroit again on Thursday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alex Sarr vs. Jalen Duren (Jordan Poole gains possession)	0	0
11:33	Alex Sarr misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:30	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Tobias Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:08	Ausar Thompson blocks Justin Champagnie 's 3-foot layup	3	0
11:05	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	3	0
11:04	Khris Middleton personal foul	3	0
10:52	Alex Sarr blocks Cade Cunningham 's 4-foot hook shot	3	0
10:49	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	3	0
10:47	Khris Middleton misses running pullup jump shot	3	0
10:43	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	3	0
10:31	Kyshawn George personal foul	3	0
10:23	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	6	0
10:05	Jordan Poole misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	0
10:02	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	6	0
9:56	Cade Cunningham misses two point shot	6	0
9:53	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	6	0
9:43	Alex Sarr lost ball turnover (Tobias Harris steals)	6	0
9:35	Tobias Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	0
9:32	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	6	0
9:22	Alex Sarr makes driving layup (Jordan Poole assists)	6	2
9:09	Ausar Thompson bad pass (Kyshawn George steals)	6	2
9:06	Kyshawn George makes 2-foot dunk	6	4
8:45	Jalen Duren misses driving floating jump shot	6	4
8:44	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	6	4
8:44	Ausar Thompson misses tip shot	6	4
8:43	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	6	4
8:43	Ausar Thompson misses tip shot	6	4
8:42	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	6	4
8:42	Ausar Thompson misses tip shot	6	4
8:41	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	6	4
8:29	Alex Sarr misses 17-foot jumper	6	4
8:28	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	6	4
8:28	Justin Champagnie misses tip shot	6	4
8:27	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	6	4
8:17	Tobias Harris misses 11-foot two point shot	6	4
8:11	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	6	4
8:04	Jordan Poole misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	6	4
8:03	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	6	4
7:57	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point shot	6	4
7:55	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	6	4
7:46	Jordan Poole makes two point shot	6	6
7:46	Pistons Full timeout	6	6
7:31	Cade Cunningham misses 29-foot three point jumper	6	6
7:30	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	6	6
7:20	Justin Champagnie misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	6
7:20	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	6	6
7:11	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	6	6
7:10	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	6	6
7:09	Jalen Duren misses tip shot	6	6
7:08	Cade Cunningham offensive rebound	6	6
7:07	Cade Cunningham makes two point shot	8	6
6:51	Ausar Thompson shooting foul	8	6
6:51	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	8	7
6:51	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	8	8
6:30	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	11	8
6:23	Kyshawn George misses 28-foot three point jumper	11	8
6:22	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	11	8
6:16	Cade Cunningham makes two point shot	13	8
6:11	Jalen Duren blocks Jordan Poole 's 2-foot driving layup	13	8
6:11	Wizards offensive team rebound	13	8
6:11	Malik Beasley enters the game for Ausar Thompson	13	8
6:11	Double technical foul: Khris Middleton and Jalen Duren	13	8
5:58	Jordan Poole misses 30-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	8
5:55	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	13	8
5:46	Tobias Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	8
5:43	Malik Beasley offensive rebound	13	8
5:33	Cade Cunningham misses driving layup	13	8
5:32	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	13	8
5:32	Jalen Duren makes tip shot	15	8
5:18	Khris Middleton misses driving floating jump shot	15	8
5:16	Khris Middleton offensive rebound	15	8
5:14	Khris Middleton makes 8-foot two point shot	15	10
4:58	Cade Cunningham makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	17	10
4:41	Cade Cunningham shooting foul	17	10
4:41	Alex Sarr makes free throw 1 of 2	17	11
4:41	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	17	11
4:41	Corey Kispert enters the game for Justin Champagnie	17	11
4:41	Bub Carrington enters the game for Khris Middleton	17	11
4:41	Alex Sarr misses free throw 2 of 2	17	11
4:37	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	17	11
4:23	Cade Cunningham makes driving layup	19	11
4:18	Cade Cunningham personal foul	19	11
4:18	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Cade Cunningham	19	11
4:18	Richaun Holmes enters the game for Alex Sarr	19	11
4:08	Corey Kispert misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	11
4:06	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	19	11
3:57	Tobias Harris misses two point shot	19	11
3:56	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	19	11
3:56	Jalen Duren makes dunk	21	11
3:39	Richaun Holmes makes 5-foot two point shot (Bub Carrington assists)	21	13
3:22	Simone Fontecchio misses 28-foot three point jumper	21	13
3:19	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	21	13
3:14	Richaun Holmes makes 5-foot dunk (Jordan Poole assists)	21	15
2:52	Tobias Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)	24	15
2:36	Richaun Holmes makes alley oop dunk shot (Kyshawn George assists)	24	17
2:27	Richaun Holmes personal foul	24	17
2:27	Wizards Full timeout	24	17
2:27	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Jalen Duren	24	17
2:27	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Jordan Poole	24	17
2:27	Marcus Smart enters the game for Kyshawn George	24	17
2:21	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	26	17
2:10	Bub Carrington steps out of bounds turnover	26	17
1:56	Malik Beasley makes driving layup (Simone Fontecchio assists)	28	17
1:42	Corey Kispert misses 27-foot three point jumper	28	17
1:39	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	28	17
1:33	Isaiah Stewart makes 4-foot layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	30	17
1:33	Richaun Holmes shooting foul	30	17
1:33	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 1 of 1	31	17
1:13	Marcus Smart makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	31	19
59.0	Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot	31	19
58.0	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	31	19
41.1	Isaiah Stewart shooting foul	31	19
41.1	Richaun Holmes makes free throw 1 of 2	31	20
41.1	Richaun Holmes makes free throw 2 of 2	31	21
26.1	Isaiah Stewart makes 3-foot dunk	33	21
6.1	Richaun Holmes misses layup	33	21
4.1	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	33	21
1.0	Tobias Harris misses driving layup	33	21
0.1	Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound	33	21
0.0	Simone Fontecchio makes dunk	35	21
0.0	(00:00) [Wizards] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	35	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	21

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Game Information

Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

11:00 PM, March 11, 2025

Coverage

MNMT, FanDuel SN DET, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,699

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, J.B. DeRosa, Nate Green

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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