FAST BREAKDOWN
Three quick observations from Monday night’s 115-99 loss to the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena
NO MARGIN FOR ERROR – One comeback, OK. Two, a little too much. Especially for a team down four key players, including Blake Griffin and each of its three point guards. The Pistons simply have a thin margin for error without that much firepower and they made errors in bunches against the Wizards. They turned a low-energy start – replete with porous defense and lax defensive rebounding – into a 17-point deficit through 18 minutes, then flipped a switch and outscored the Wizards 24-9 over the next five-plus minutes to pull within two points at halftime.