Tuesday’s Pistons-Wizards game shows how far Detroit has come

Following a terrible season, the team turned it around

By Josh Cohen

Mar 10, 2025 at 6:00 am

Cade Cunningham in 2024. Chensiyuan, Wikimedia Creative Commons

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Surreal times for Pistons fans. Just last season, the Wizards were the Pistons’ cellmate in the NBA penitentiary of awful teams. The Pistons lost a record-tying 28 games in a row, while the Wizards countered with two separate 16 game skids. While the Pistons have turned it around and appear ready to skip the play-in tournament by grabbing a top 6 seed, the Wizards are spinning their tires and stuck in neutral, turning in another abysmal bottom of the table effort in 2024-2025. They visit the Pistons Tuesday as something of a Ghost of Christmas Past, a stark reminder of how far the Pistons have come. Pistons will be heavily favored — surreal indeed.