{"id":432507,"date":"2025-03-12T08:22:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=432507"},"modified":"2025-03-12T08:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:22:58","slug":"tensions-flare-in-pistons-wizards-showdown-two-flagrant-fouls-heated-exchanges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/tensions-flare-in-pistons-wizards-showdown-two-flagrant-fouls-heated-exchanges\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensions flare in Pistons-Wizards showdown: two flagrant fouls, heated exchanges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1494\">The <strong data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1384\">Detroit Pistons\u2019 123-103 win over the Washington Wizards<\/strong> was not just a convincing victory\u2014it was a <strong data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1458\">physical and chippy battle<\/strong> that saw multiple heated moments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1772\">The game\u2019s most intense sequences came in the <strong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1560\">fourth quarter<\/strong>, when <strong data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1585\">Richaun Holmes<\/strong> was <strong data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1601\">ejected<\/strong> after elbowing <strong data-start=\"1617\" data-end=\"1635\">Ausar Thompson<\/strong> in the face while securing a rebound. Shortly after, <strong data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1705\">Marcus Smart<\/strong> received a <strong data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1736\">flagrant-1 foul<\/strong> for elbowing <strong data-start=\"1750\" data-end=\"1770\">Tim Hardaway Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1992\">Tensions had already <strong data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1831\">boiled over in the first quarter<\/strong>, with <strong data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1876\">Kyshawn George and Cade Cunningham<\/strong> exchanging shoves before <strong data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"1938\">Khris Middleton and Jordan Poole<\/strong> got involved, further escalating the confrontation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1994\" data-end=\"2262\">Despite the scuffles, <strong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2068\">Detroit controlled the game from start to finish<\/strong>, never trailing and holding a <strong data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2147\">double-digit lead throughout the second half<\/strong>. <strong data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2210\">Cade Cunningham led the way with 27 points and 10 assists<\/strong>, while Smart paced Washington with <strong data-start=\"2246\" data-end=\"2259\">16 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2368\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The two teams will meet again <strong data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2323\">Thursday night in Detroit<\/strong>, with emotions likely to run high once more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Richaun Holmes landed an elbow on Ausar Thompson. \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hOPp7awPPM\">pic.twitter.com\/hOPp7awPPM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1899631013896327205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"808\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Marcus Smart to Stew:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop that sh*t, that\u2019s a foul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get used to it NBA, these Pistons don\u2019t care. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oZ2OPpMVg9\">pic.twitter.com\/oZ2OPpMVg9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pistons Jack (@pistons_jack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pistons_jack\/status\/1899609092286828910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Marcus Smart is crashing out <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NiQrBsWdZ\">pic.twitter.com\/0NiQrBsWdZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pistons Talk (@Pistons__Talk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pistons__Talk\/status\/1899611372670824687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 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