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Article: Pistons' Fifth Straight Win Is Bullets' Fifth Straight Loss
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- The Washington Post
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- November 24, 1990
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It was the type of game professional sportsmen hate to own up
to, but it happens when you match a veteran, championship team with
a stumbling young squad that has to resort to gimmickry just to stay
competitive.
"They were just playing with us out there," Washington Bullets
guard Darrell Walker said of the Detroit Pistons, who dispatched the
Bullets for the 12th straight time with numbing ease, 97-88, tonight
before a sellout crowd at The Palace.
Washington (2-8), which lost its fifth straight, had nothing
that could stop Detroit (8-2) from winning its fifth straight. The
Bullets would keep things interesting for a while with a little
spurt, but any time the Pistons needed a basket, they ...