Jackson has season-high 31 as Pistons rout Wizards

<p>DETROIT &mdash; Josh Jackson scored 19 of his season-high 31 points in the first half and the Detroit Pistons went on to rout the Washington Wizards 120-91 on Thursday.</p>
<p>The Pistons overcame Russell Westbrook’s 18th triple-double of the season. Westbrook finished with 16 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. He also had nine turnovers, falling one short of his NBA-record sixth quadruple-double. James Harden (three) is the only other player with more than one.</p>
<p>Mason Plumlee added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, who had seven players in double figures.</p>
<p>Robin Lopez had 16 points for Washington and Alex Len added 14.</p>
<p>The Wizards shot just 31.6% from the free-throw line (6 for 19), breaking the team record of 32% (8 for 25) set as the Chicago Packers in a 131-94 loss to the New York Knicks on Jan. 22, 1962.</p>
<p>The Pistons shot 49% percent in the first half and held the Wizards to 20% on 3-pointers to take a 63-44 halftime lead. Detroit also went 10 for 10 from the free-throw line while Washington missed all five of their attempts. </p>
<p>Len missed two free throws midway through the third quarter, dropping Washington to 0 for 7 from the line before Lopez made one with 3:13 left in the period.</p>
<p>Washington stop fewer 3-pointers in the third quarter, missing all three attempts, and still trailed 87-68 at the quarter’s end.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Wizards: Bradley Beal (hip) missed his third straight game. He leads the NBA at 31.3 points per game.</p>
<p>Pistons: Jackson limped back to the locker room with 1:57 left in the second quarter after rolling his ankle. However, he returned for the second half.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Wizards: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.</p>
<p>Pistons: Host the New York Knicks on Saturday.</p>
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