Los Angeles Lakers return to Detroit, Handing the Pistons their 15th consecutive defeat with Final score 133- 107
During the morning warmups, LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers colleagues were extremely carefree, despite having just suffered a career-high 44 points against Philadelphia.
Maybe they knew it would be a simple night to recover.
They were correct, too.
The Pistons suffered their franchise-record 15th straight loss on Wednesday night as Los Angeles defeated Detroit 133-107 behind the 35 points scored by D’Angelo Russell, 28 by Anthony Davis, and 25 by Lebron James.
Before the game even began, Lakers coach Darvin Ham could see and hear that James was prepared to take the lead.
Ham remarked, “He knows the energy he emits.”
James laughed and smiled at his teammates when he got shots off during warm-ups, but he ignored the observation.
He declared, “I’m pretty much always like that.” “I have so much energy to spare.”
After the first quarter, the Lakers lead 38-24, shooting 60% to Detroit’s 36%.
With three quarters remaining, the outcome against a league-worst 2-16 offensively challenged squad that doesn’t play stout defense appeared certain.
“This team faces hardships,” Pistons head coach Monty Williams remarked.
It has plagued the Pistons a great deal.
After sharing the record with three teams that went on 14-game losing streaks in 2021–22, 1993–94, and 1979–80 seasons, Detroit shattered it.
After leading Phoenix and New Orleans, Williams, who is in his first season, said, “My job is to help our guys fight through this.” “I told our guys that perseverance through difficult times is a key to earning respect both in this game and in life.”
Cade Cunningham of Detroit scored fifteen points, Isaiah Livers, a reserve, scored fourteen, Isaiah Stewart scored twelve, and youngster Ausar Thompson contributed twelve.
The defense was where the Pistons’ issues began.
“Against D’Angelo, there was just not the resistance in the pick-and-roll coverage or to start the game,” Williams remarked.
After Los Angeles suffered the most lopsided defeat of his career, losing 138-94 to the 76ers, James stated that “a lot” needed to change on Monday night, starting with choosing the proper opponent to bounce back against.
“We had a good response,” James stated. “We performed much better.”
The Lakers had a commanding lead for the majority of the game, but they did not cruise to a comfortable advantage. There were only 2 lead changes in the whole game. Lakers Russell and Davis each scored in double figures in the first quarter.
James stated, “We all picked it up off of D’Lo and AD’s hot streak they had in the first quarter, which got us started.”
The top three scorers for Los Angeles did not only make baskets. James pulled down 16 rebounds and dished out four assists, Russell had nine assists, and Davis had eight rebounds. https://x.com/NBA/status/1730029854182003183?s=20
LeBron James and Anthony Davis were dunking all over pistons. They put an exciting dunk show. Lebron with his hammers and AD with the put back dunks. Anthony Davis was very dominant in the paint with his put back dunks. Lakers had 58 points in the paint compared to Pistons 42. Similarly Lakers out Rebounded Pistons at the rim.
Lakers Defense also put up a show. They had 10 blocks and 7 steals. Anthony Davis lead the block party with 3 Blocks.
Twelve points came from Christian Wood, and ten points from rookie Jalen Hood-Schifino—who did not score in his NBA debut the night before.
With a young team that was anticipated to go better after winning an NBA-low 17 games the previous season, the Pistons have not won a game since improving to 2-1 on October 28.
Williams stated, “We need to regain the energy we had during the first week of the season.”
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