John Collins scores season-high to lead Pistons to victory over Wizards

DETROIT — Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff was speechless when asked about the Pistons' slow starts. He offered no response after the Pistons scored just 14 first-quarter points in Sunday night's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Twenty-four hours later, Bickerstaff addressed the Pistons' poor start by changing his starting lineup, which included Daniss Jenkins replacing Paul Reed. The decision left the Pistons with a considerable size disadvantage against one of the league's tallest teams. However, this strategy led to one of their most productive first quarters of the season and a 122-111 victory over the Washington Wizards Monday night inside Little Caesars Arena. kAmq:4<6CDE277VD =:?6FA 492?86 255C6DD65 E96 !:DE@?DV DECF88=6D E92E =65 E@ E96:C C646?E EH@\82>6 =@D:?8 DEC6265 E@ 36?67:E y@9? r@==:?D E96 >@DE] r@==:?D 42>6 :?E@ E96 82>6 92G:?8 D4@C65 :? 5@F3=6 7:8FC6D @?46 @G6C E96 AC6G:@FD D:I 82>6D 2?5 2G6C28:?8 e]b A@:?ED 2?5 c]f C63@F?5D]k^Am kAm%96 82>6 282:?DE E96 {2<6CD H2D 2C8F23=J r@==:?DV H@CDE A6C7@C>2?46[ 2?5 2E E:>6D 96 =@@<65 G:D:3=J FAD6E H:E9 9:D A=2J] p82:?DE E96 (:K2C5D[ r@==:?D D6E 2? 62C=J E@?6 7@C E96 !:DE@?D 3J D4@C:?8 ?:?6 @7 E96 E62>VD 7:CDE `g A@:?ED] t249 E:>6 E96 (:K2C5D EC:65 E@ >@F?E 2 C2==J[ r@==:?D 6:E96C D4@C65 2 E:>6=J 32D<6E @C 9:D 5676?D6 96=A65 DE@A (2D9:?8E@?VD CF?]k^Am kAm(9:=6 DE2CE:?8 2E 46?E6C 2>:5 q:4<6CDE277VD =:?6FA 492?86[ r@==:?D 7:?:D965 H:E9 2 D62D@?\9:89 ac A@:?ED @? h\7@C\`b D9@@E:?8 2?5 `_ C63@F?5D] %96 9:89=:89E @7 E96 ?:89E E92E D9@H42D65 r@==:?DV >@E:G2E:@? E@ 3@F?46 324< 42>6 2E fi`h :? E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C[ H96? 96 4@>A=6E65 2? 2==6J\@@A 7C@> pFD2C %9@>AD@?]k^Am kAm%96 32D<6E 7@C465 (:K2C5D 4@249 qC:2? z6676 E@ 42== 2 E:>6@FE] pD A=2J6CD H2=<65 324< E@ E96:C 36?496D[ r@==:?D 46=63C2E65 A2DD:@?2E6=J]k^Am kAmsF?42? #@3:?D@? 4@?E:?F65 9:D :>AC6DD:G6 DE2CE E@ E96 D62D@?[ 255:?8 aa A@:?ED @? c\7@C\g D9@@E:?8 7C@> b[ H9:=6 y6?<:?D 7@==@H65 FA 9:D 42C66C A6C7@C>2?46 282:?DE E96 {2<6CD H:E9 aa A@:?ED @? f\7@C\`e D9@@E:?8[ A=FD 6:89E 2DD:DED 2?5 7:G6 C63@F?5D]k^Am kAm%96 >2:? 4C:E:4:D> @7 r@==:?D H2D 9:D :?23:=:EJ E@ 5676?5 p?E9@?J s2G:D[ H9:49 2=D@ 9:89=:89E65 2 3C@256C :DDF6 7@C s6EC@:E]k^Am kAm#6EFC?:?8 7C@> 2 EH@\82>6 23D6?46 5F6 E@ 2 7@@E :?;FCJ[ s2G:D D9@H65 H9J E96 !:DE@?D C6A@CE65=J AFCDF65 9:> 2E E96 EC256 5625=:?6 =2DE J62C[ 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 2 D62D@?\9:89 cc A@:?ED @? `e\7@C\a_ D9@@E:?8 2?5 `b C63@F?5D] w6 D4@C65 b_ A@:?ED @? `_\7@C\`` D9@@E:?8 :? E96 7:CDE 92=7] s2G:D D4@C65 677@CE=6DD=J 7C@> E96 :?D:56[ E2<:?8 25G2?E286 @7 E96 !:DE@?DV =24< @7 D:K6[ 6DA64:2==J H:E9@FE y2=6? sFC6?[ H9@ >:DD65 9:D 6:89E9 DEC2:89E 82>6 H:E9 2 92>DEC:?8 DEC2:?]k^Am kAm%C26 *@F?8 AFE E@86E96C 2? :?677:4:6?E a_ A@:?ED @? b\7@C\`_ D9@@E:?8 7C@> 36J@?5 E96 2C4[ 3FE E96 (:K2C5D 2=D@ D9@H42D65 H9J E96J 92G6 2 3C:89E 7FEFC6i py sJ32?ED2[ E96 C6:8?:?8 }@] ` A:4< @7 E96 a_ae }qp 5C27E] w6 4@?EC:3FE65 a` A@:?ED @? g\7@C\`f D9@@E:?8 2?5 6:89E C63@F?5D]k^Am kAmQw:D H:==:?8?6DD E@ 4@>A6E6 2?5 E2<6 492==6?86D[Q q:4<6CDE277 D2:5] Q(96? J@F H2E49 9:>[ H96? 96 :D 8F2C5:?8 6=:E6 A=2J6CD :? E9:D =628F6[ 96 5@6D?VE 324< 5@H?] w6 92D 8C62E D:K6[ =6?8E9 2?5 2E9=6E:4:D>] w6 2=H2JD D66>D E@ 36 :? E96 C:89E DA@ED] w6 E2<6D @? 492==6?86D] w6 5@6D?VE CF? 7C@> E96 DFA6CDE2CD @7 E9:D =628F6]Qk^Am k9bm~3D6CG2E:@?D 2?5 ?@E6Dk^9bm kAm— ~<@C:6 86ED A=2J:?8 E:>6i r92?8:?8 E96 DE2CE:?8 =:?6FA H2D?VE E96 @?=J 25;FDE>6?E q:4<6CDE277 >256 :? 9:D C@E2E:@? 282:?DE E96 (:K2C5D] pE E96 DE2CE @7 E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C[ q:4<6CDE277 42==65 FA@? C@@<:6 8F2C5 t3F<2 ~<@C:6[ 8:G:?8 9:> E96 >@DE D:8?:7:42?E >:?FE6D @7 9:D J@F?8 42C66C]k^Am kAm(:E9 EH@ >:?FE6D =67E[ ~<@C:6 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E96 !:DE@?DV @776?D6 3J D4@C:?8 9:D 7:CDE 42C66C 7:6=5 8@2= @? 2? FA\2?5\F?56C =2JFA 2EE6>AE] p=E9@F89 :E H2D 2 8@@5 D:8? E@ D66 q:4<6CDE277 8:G6 ~<@C:6 >:?FE6D[ 9:D A=2J:?8 E:>6 >2J 92G6 DE6>>65 7C@> rF??:?892>VD 7@F= EC@F3=6[ 2D 96 925 7:G6 3J E96 DE2CE @7 E96 7:?2= A6C:@5] w6 A=2J65 7:G6 >:?FE6D 2?5 7:?:D965 H:E9 7:G6 A@:?ED @? a\7@C\b D9@@E:?8]k^Am kAm— p C@F89 @FE:?8 7@C %9@>AD@?i s6DA:E6 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 6:89E A@:?ED[ 7@FC C63@F?5D[ 2?5 E9C66 2DD:DED[ %9@>AD@? 5:5 ?@E A6C7@C> 2E 9:D FDF2= =6G6=] w6 >:DD65 D6G6C2= D9@ED 2E E96 32D<6E[ :?4=F5:?8 2 EC2?D:E:@? =2JFA 2EE6>AE 2E E96 DE2CE @7 E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C[ 6G6? E9@F89 96 925 8@@5 6=6G2E:@?] ~? 2 76H @442D:@?D[ %9@>AD@?VD >:D92AD G:D:3=J 7CFDEC2E65 q:4<6CDE277]k^Am kAm0000k^Am