The day after Christmas will highlight game one of a three-game regular-season series between the Detroit Pistons and the Washington Wizards.
Neither team has met expectations this season with the Pistons steadily cooling off after a hot start and the Wizards’ peaking before reaching their potential – or at least what everyone assumes that cohesive, winning level is for Washington.
John Wall’s contract is hard for any general manager to excuse, especially on his own roster. One of Washington’s biggest off-season acquisitions, Dwight Howard, is rehabbing after spinal surgery.
The Detroit Pistons are 3.