Isaiah Thomas debuted as a starter, C.J. Miles returned to action, and Troy Brown Jr. stepped up his minutes load: For these reasons and more, Monday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons was the closest all year the Wizards have come to deploying the rotation they expected heading into the season.
Perhaps relatedly, Washington put together their best effort of the young season and maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half, eventually winning 115-99 for their first home victory of 2019-20.
Bradley Beal led the way as usual with 22 points, including a couple of nifty and-one finishes and some dimes to Thomas Bryant.