Los Angeles Lakers at Detroit Pistons
· National Basketball AssociationCunningham has 3rd career triple-double to help the Pistons beat the Lakers, 115-103
Jaden Ivey matched a season high with 26 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points, Tobias Harris had 15 points and Jalen Duren had 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Anthony Davis scored 37 points for Los Angeles, and LeBron James had 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Davis appeared to hurt his left ankle late in the fourth quarter, but stayed in the game.
Austin Reaves added 17 points on 7-of-17 shooting for the Lakers.
Detroit got off to a strong start, leading 33-22 after a quarter, and maintained control of the game all night.
Pistons: After leading the league in losses in each of the last two seasons, Detroit is showing signs of improvement under first-year coach J.B. Bickerstaff. The Pistons have won three games, a total they didn't reach until Dec. 30 last year. Detroit has won three of four games, a relative stretch of success it had only once last season from March 7-13.
Regular Season Series
DET leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 103 - 115 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 103 - 115 | |
4th 5.1 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | 103 - 115 | |
4th 9.0 | Anthony Davis misses 28-foot jump bank shot | 103 - 115 | |
4th 20.1 | Jalen Duren makes tip shot | 103 - 115 |
Statistics
LAL | DET | |
---|---|---|
37-85 | FG | 45-96 |
43.5 | Field Goal % | 46.9 |
9-25 | 3PT | 8-34 |
36.0 | Three Point % | 23.5 |
20-27 | FT | 17-22 |
74.1 | Free Throw % | 77.3 |
37 | Rebounds | 55 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
28 | Assists | 22 |
8 | Steals | 6 |
1 | Blocks | 5 |
13 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
18 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
50 | Points in Paint | 58 |
16 | Fouls | 25 |
3 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 20,062 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
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