Pistons beat Wizards 99-90 to end 13-game slide

Posted: 01.12.2010 at 11:40 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) --       WASHINGTON (AP) - The Detroit Pistons finally found a team in
worse shape than they are and ended a 13-game losing streak by
beating the Washington Wizards 99-90 behind Charlie Villanueva's 23
points and nine rebounds Tuesday night.
      Richard Hamilton and Rodney Stuckey each scored 19 for the
Pistons, who hadn't enjoyed a victory in a month: They beat Golden
State on Dec. 12.
      Detroit lost by 33 points at Chicago on Monday night, and a
defeat against Washington would have tied the longest single-season
losing streak in franchise history.
      Antawn Jamison led the Wizards with 31 points and 10 rebounds,
while Randy Foye - who took over at point guard when Gilbert Arenas
was suspended indefinitely by the NBA - had 20 points and 10
assists.