With the Detroit Pistons playing their final game in the building that saw them win three National Basketball Association championships, Beal scored 33 points in 33 minutes to lead the Washington Wizards to a 105-101 victory. After playing in the building since 1988, the team announced this past November that they'd be joining the Detroit Red Wings in the brand new Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, meaning that all four Detroit professional sports teams would be playing downtown for the first time in decades.
Champions from all 3 National Basketball Association title teams that the Palace produced were on hand on Monday to say goodbye, receiving standing ovations from the crowd during a halftime ceremony. But the current group couldn't deliver a win in the home finale.
Beal scored 33 points for the Wizards (49-32). Detroit didn't make up any ground in the second quarter, trailing 55-42 at halftime.
Last Pistons free throw - Harris with 2:53 left, pulling the Pistons within 96-91. The over/under total for the game is listed at 210 points. Harris responded with a three-point play and a 3-pointer to bring Detroit within two.
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Last 3-pointer - Reggie Bullock, cutting the Wizards' lead to 98-97 with 1:25 to play. Beal doubled the lead with a three-point play with 34.1 seconds left.
Wizards point guard Brandon Jennings didn't have a long Pistons career - playing for them from 2013-14 until he was traded during the 2015-16 season - but said that he has fond memories of his two-plus seasons at the Palace.
NOTES: Pistons PG Beno Udrih will require six to eight weeks of recovery after injuring a knee against Memphis on Sunday.
"If you look at the thing, the whole game was the first quarter", Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. They are some of the most recognizable names in Pistons history that contributed to the three titles the Pistons won while playing at The Palace. Detroit finishes its season at Orlando on Wednesday. The loss snaps a two-game winning streak. Over its last five games, the Wizards are putting up 106 on offense while allowing 110.8 on defense.
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