The Washington Wizards were once seen as a team that would shock the NBA world with how competitive they would be, but early in the season, the Wizards have dealt with a significant level of struggle despite stellar play from Anthony Davis.

Davis returned to the lineup on Monday after missing two games and had an amazing performance in the Wizards' 122-111 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Davis finished with 44 points, 13 rebounds, and 1 steal, shooting 78%, and he also knocked down two 3-pointers and 10 of his 11 free throws. The performance seemingly wasn't enough against a Pistons team without Jalen Duran, coming off a back-to-back against the Lakers on Sunday.

But despite his standout performance, Davis was very curt about how he felt about it.

“It doesn’t matter. We lost,” he said in a quote obtained by Josh Robbins of The Athletic.

Davis also didn't hold back on how the defense looked on Monday evening when asked what was wrong with Washington's defensive effort.

“Everything. We’re not rebounding. We’re giving up open 3s. We’re fouling. We’re not guarding the ball. So, it’s everything. Transition. It’s everything right now.”

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The Wizards are now in the midst of a four-game losing streak. After starting the season 4-3, they dropped two back-to-back games to the Atlanta Hawks (Trae Young's former team) and two of the best team's in the the NBA last season, the Detroit Pistons and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Washington Wizards now look to course-correct on Wednesday in an away matchup against the Indiana Pacers.