Washington, D.C--

One team had to win tonight, and it was both teams that needed a win like no other. Detroit had not won in 12 games and the Wizards had a tough loss to New Orleans on Sunday. But it was Detroit and the Charlie Villanueva show that made things happen tonight. When the Pistons needed the big shots, he hit them.   He scored 23 points and added nine rebounds helped Detroit end a 13-game losing streak.

"Somebody had to win tonight  and we just wanted it to be us," said Richard Hamilton, who scored 19 points for Detroit. "We knew when we came in tonight, we could only worry about us."

The big thought on the minds of the media and the fans is the absence of Gilbert Arenas and all of the drama causing more drama inside of the locker room that is transferring on the court? Who knows, but with only eight healthy players, the Wizards gave it all at the end of the fourth quarter.

Antawn Jamison led the Wizards with 31 points and 10 rebounds, while Randy Foye, who took over at point guard for Arenas ,   had 20 points and 10 assists. But Washington shot only 4 for 21 and scored a season-worst 11 points in the second quarter.

The Wizards had the game well under control at 89-84 with 3:09 remaining in the fourth quarter, then Hamilton hit on a jumper and two consecutive baskets by Rodney Stuckey made the game a little out of reach for the Wizards at 99-88 with just 46 seconds remaining.

Washington played without Mike Miller again tonight after he left the game Sunday with an aggravated calf and they also were without Andray Blatche who was suspended for one game for conduct detrimental to the team.