Recap: Wizards lose 144-140 in double-OT thriller vs. Pistons

The Washington Wizards’ struggles continued Thursday night, as they fell to the Detroit Pistons 144-140 in double overtime (8-3) at Capital One Arena to extend their losing streak to six games.

Playing the second night of a back-to-back after a 114-101 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, Washington (4-9) once again could not close out a close game in the fourth quarter, first or second overtime periods, which led to its second loss to the Pistons in the past four days after Monday night’s 122-111 loss in Detroit.

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Washington got out to an early 17-10 lead thanks to triples from Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George and Trae Young – which looked to be a positive sign from a team that entered the contest shooting 29.8% from distance.

Sarr started the game a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, quickly notching 10 points in the first quarter. His counterpart in the front court, Anthony Davis recorded 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in first-quarter, to join Sarr in double-figure scoring.

However, in a lineup starring Trae Young, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington, Bilal Coulibaly and Deandre Ayton, Washington’s 10-point lead dissipated as the Pistons completed a 11-point swing to take a 33-32 lead over the Wizards to end the first quarter. After protecting the ball for the first nine minutes of the game, Washington coughed up four turnovers in the final 3:15 of the quarter to contribute to the Pistons run.

Washington steadied the ship before halftime with the help of Young, who scored eight second quarter points to help the Wizards stay within three and trail 64-61 entering the half. Davis paced Washington with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Sarr tacked on 14 points and Young scored 12. The trio combined for 69% of the Wizards first half points, and Sarr shot a perfect 6-for-6 from the field.

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Rookie AJ Dybantsa appeared to truly struggle for the first time this season when matched up with Ausar Thompson. Dybantsa shot 0-of-2 from the field and looked uncomfortable with the ball in his hands when guarded by Thompson. Yet, the BYU product managed to record two assists and not turn the ball over in the first…

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