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Pistons whip Wizards but can’t compete with Tigers
Detroit’s Tayshaun Prince, who scored 10 points, drives on Washington’s Etan Thomas in the first quarter of a preseason game Tuesday in Auburn Hills, Mich.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Jason Maxiell scored 20 points and Carlos Delfino added 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Washington Wizards 101-94 Tuesday in a preseason game.
The game was moved up by 30 minutes to avoid overlapping with the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the World Series, but it still was played in front of a tiny crowd at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Neither team was at full strength, but the Wizards were closer than Detroit, which gave Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace the night off. Washington’s Antawn Jamison started the game, but played only 6 minutes before leaving with a sore shoulder that was not considered serious.
The Wizards led 48-44 at the half, but Detroit took control in the third, outscoring the Wizards’ reserves 28-16 to take a 72-64 lead.
Detroit cruised in the fourth, posting a comfortable victory even though Tayshaun Prince had joined his celebrated running mates on the bench after playing only 21 minutes.
Flip Murray added 14 points, and Prince and Lindsey Hunter had 10 each, for Detroit.
Roger Mason led the Wizards with 22, while Caron Butler added 16. Gilbert Arenas scored nine in the first period, and finished with 12 in 14 minutes.
BOBCATS 101, PACERS 89: Jermaine O’Neal had 15 points and 11 rebounds in his hometown arena, but it wasn’t enough as fellow South Carolina native Raymond Felton and Charlotte got its first preseason win in Columbia, S.C.
O’Neal, who grew up in Columbia and starred at Eau Claire High before jumping directly to the NBA in 1996, played for the first time after missing the past two games with a sore left hamstring.
He was cheered by the crowd at the Colonial Center when he was introduced and any time he touched the ball. O’Neal spent the day touring his old high school and former neighborhood. He rushed out after the game to have a bite with his family before the Pacers left town.
“I would have liked to play a little bit more,” he said. “But, obviously, the regular season is the one that counts.”
Felton, who played at Latta High about two hours northeast of Columbia, did not have a strong game, going 3 of 14 from the field with six turnovers. Still, the Bobcats won for the first time in six preseason games.
Sean May had 20 points, Adam Morrison had 16 and Emeka Okafor added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats.
Danny Granger led Indiana with 16 points, while Stephen Jackson had 14. The Pacers fell to 3-4.
The teams open the regular season against each other on Nov. 1 at Charlotte.
Pistons whip Wizards but can’t compete with Tigers
Detroit’s Tayshaun Prince, who scored 10 points, drives on Washington’s Etan Thomas in the first quarter of a preseason game Tuesday in Auburn Hills, Mich.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Jason Maxiell scored 20 points and Carlos Delfino added 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Washington Wizards 101-94 Tuesday in a preseason game.
The game was moved up by 30 minutes to avoid overlapping with the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the World Series, but it still was played in front of a tiny crowd at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Neither team was at full strength, but the Wizards were closer than Detroit, which gave Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace the night off. Washington’s Antawn Jamison started the game, but played only 6 minutes before leaving with a sore shoulder that was not considered serious.
The Wizards led 48-44 at the half, but Detroit took control in the third, outscoring the Wizards’ reserves 28-16 to take a 72-64 lead.
Detroit cruised in the fourth, posting a comfortable victory even though Tayshaun Prince had joined his celebrated running mates on the bench after playing only 21 minutes.
Flip Murray added 14 points, and Prince and Lindsey Hunter had 10 each, for Detroit.
Roger Mason led the Wizards with 22, while Caron Butler added 16. Gilbert Arenas scored nine in the first period, and finished with 12 in 14 minutes.
BOBCATS 101, PACERS 89: Jermaine O’Neal had 15 points and 11 rebounds in his hometown arena, but it wasn’t enough as fellow South Carolina native Raymond Felton and Charlotte got its first preseason win in Columbia, S.C.
O’Neal, who grew up in Columbia and starred at Eau Claire High before jumping directly to the NBA in 1996, played for the first time after missing the past two games with a sore left hamstring.
He was cheered by the crowd at the Colonial Center when he was introduced and any time he touched the ball. O’Neal spent the day touring his old high school and former neighborhood. He rushed out after the game to have a bite with his family before the Pacers left town.
“I would have liked to play a little bit more,” he said. “But, obviously, the regular season is the one that counts.”
Felton, who played at Latta High about two hours northeast of Columbia, did not have a strong game, going 3 of 14 from the field with six turnovers. Still, the Bobcats won for the first time in six preseason games.
Sean May had 20 points, Adam Morrison had 16 and Emeka Okafor added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats.
Danny Granger led Indiana with 16 points, while Stephen Jackson had 14. The Pacers fell to 3-4.
The teams open the regular season against each other on Nov. 1 at Charlotte.
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