DETROIT Dec 9 (BUS): Kyle Kuzma scored the third goal 0.6 seconds into overtime, and the Washington Wizards handed the Detroit Pistons their 10th loss in a row, 119-116 on Wednesday night.
Kuzma scored 26 points and Bradley Bell added 25 points for the Wizards, who blew up the lead by 13 points in the fourth quarter.
Jeremy Grant scored 28 points for the Pistons, who have not won since their 97-89 victory over the Indiana Pacers on November 17. 9, 2014. They also lost 10 times in a row from February 24 to March 14, 2015, AP reports.
Washington led by 13 with 7:14 left, but the Frank Jackson 3 pointer pulled the Pistons within 104-102 with 1:46 to play.
After both teams missed the goal, Bale hit a buoy 31 seconds before to make the score 106-102.
Isaiah Stewart scored to make the bout by two points, and Beal was called up for a backcourt violation with 12.9 seconds left before Spencer Dinwiddie fouled Grant 2.3 seconds left.
He hit both shots, and Bill’s jump hit the side of the backboard as time ran out.
Kid Cunningham’s fourth shot from overtime made it 116-116 with 23 seconds left, but Kuzma scored the winning goal.
Caldwell Pope added 13 points for the Wizards, who outlasted Detroit 52-38 in the paint and finished by 13-7 on the offensive glass.
Daniel Gaford scored seven points, nine rebounds and six blocks.
The Pistons, who usually face an offensive challenge, put up 60 points in the first half, which is good enough to lead by eight, but Caldwell Pope scored 10 in the first two minutes of the third quarter as the Wizards made it 62-62.
Grant kept the Pistons in the game with 12 points in the period, but Washington led 89-86 with a go in the fourth quarter.
For the second straight quarter, the Wizards caught Detroit with flat feet, starting 8-2. Pistons coach Dwayne Casey called the timeout after Kuzma’s triple-pointer made it 97-88 with 9:34 to play.
Hint
Wizards: Caldwell Pope (2013) and Spencer Dinwiddy (2014) were drafted by the Pistons in back-to-back seasons and played together for two years before Dinwiddie was traded to the Chicago Bulls.
Pistons: Cunningham chose the first technique of his career when he argued on a call in the second quarter.
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Wizards: Host the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
Pistons: Visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.