Somehow, the injury report keeps getting longer for the Detroit Pistons.
Hours before Tuesday’s road game against the Washington Wizards, Isaiah Livers (right hip soreness) became their eighth player listed as “OUT.” Cory Joseph nearly became the ninth, as his status was questionable with a non-COVID illness.
With the Pistons down nearly half of their roster, Joseph decided to give it a go. He did his part, scoring nine of his 12 points in the third quarter to help Detroit cut a 22-point deficit to nine. But it wasn’t enough against a mostly-healthy Wizards team led by former All-Stars Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis.
The Wizards, who were without Flint native Kyle Kuzma (knee soreness), defeated the Pistons, 117-97, at Capital One Arena. Beal (36 points, 13-for-15 overall shooting, eight assists) and Porzingis (18 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four blocks, three steals) had big nights to put the Pistons away early.
Pistons guard Killian Hayes puts up a shot in front of Wizards forward Corey Kispert in the first half on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Washington.
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With his roster severely depleted, Dwane Casey inserted R.J. Hampton into the starting lineup a day after he was forced to give 10-day forward Eugene Omoruyi a starting nod. James Wiseman, Killian Hayes and Rodney McGruder rounded out the first five, and the bench consisted of only Jalen Duren, Cory Joseph and two-way players Buddy Boeheim and Jared Rhoden.
Hayes led Detroit with 20 point, seven assists and five turnovers. McGruder added 16 points, and James Wiseman (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Joseph (12 points, 5 assists) also reached double-figures.
Cade Cunningham (left tibia stress fracture), Jaden Ivey (health and safety protocols), Marvin Bagley III (right ankle soreness), Bojan Bogdanovic (left achilles tendinopathy), Alec Burks (left foot soreness), Hamidou Diallo (right ankle sprain) and Isaiah Stewart (left shoulder impingement) all missed the game.
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Publish date : 2023-03-15 01:34:14
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