The Washington Wizards extended the longest current winning streak in the NBA by ending a decades-old losing streak on Monday.
They’ll look for their seventh straight victory when they visit Detroit on Wednesday.
Washington hadn’t won in San Antonio since December 1999 until its 127-106 triumph over the Spurs on Monday. The Wizards could finish off a perfect five-game road trip if they defeat the floundering Pistons.
Reserve forward Deni Avdija apparently was feeling really good at the offensive end. He led the team with a career-high 25 points. Beal had 21 points, and five other Wizards reached double figures.
Avdija hit 10 of 12 shots from the field.
Washington can start setting its sights on a franchise record for consecutive wins. The franchise’s all-time record is nine, which it has achieved a handful of times.
The Wizards are now just two games under .500.
This will be the second of three meetings between Washington and Detroit this season. Kyle Kuzma tallied 25 points in the Wizards’ 120-99 victory over the Pistons on Oct. 25.
Detroit, which begins a four-game homestand, has lost nine of its past 11 games.
Dallas superstar Luka Doncic overwhelmed the Pistons with a 53-point performance on Monday as the Mavericks pulled out a 111-105 victory.
Detroit point guards Jaden Ivey and Killian Hayes fouled out trying to guard Doncic.
Despite Doncic’s outburst, the Pistons were down by just two points with under two minutes remaining. They came up empty in their last four possessions while getting outscored 28-21 during the quarter.
Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 29 points. He’s averaging a career-best 21.4 points in his ninth NBA season.
