Article: Pistons' Fifth Straight Win Is Bullets' Fifth Straight Loss

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 ...

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