The Lakers carried their poor second half towards the Raptors on Friday into Detroit on Monday. The consequence was essentially the most irritating lack of the season because the Lakers fell behind massive early and by no means acquired again into the competition, dropping 115-103.
Anthony Davis scored 37 factors to go along with his 9 rebounds and 4 assists. LeBron James ended with 20 factors, eight rebounds, and 11 assists. D’Angelo Russell pitched in with 11 factors and eight assists. Austin Reaves ended with 17 factors, 4 assists and 4 rebounds.
The bench was atrocious, scoring a disappointing 10 factors. Jaxson Hayes and Dalton Knecht every had 5 factors. Whereas he didn’t rating, Cam Reddish offered impactful minutes defensively in his first motion of the season, enjoying 14 minutes and changing Max Christie within the rotation.
AD began aggressively, changing on a free throw after which a layup. Each groups started buying and selling baskets and the lead. Six minutes into the quarter, they have been taking pictures 33% from the sphere and the Pistons took benefit of that to leap forward by eight.
After Detroit’s offense slowed, LA began working the ball in transition. The Lakers lower the deficit to 2.
Nonetheless, the Pistons began changing their pictures once more. Jaden Ivey was changing layups and he dished a dime to Isaiah Stewart for an alley-oop layup that acquired the gang rocking,
On the finish of the primary, the Lakers have been down 11.
First quarter: Pistons 33, Lakers 22
The velocity and athleticism distinction between these groups was obvious within the opening body. Detroit is moving into the paint and producing beauty on the rim and on kick-outs. AD has 9 factors. DLo has 4 factors (2-7 FGs) and 4 assists.
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) November 5, 2024
The Pistons have been nonetheless cooking to begin the second. LA regarded unserious and struggled greater than they need to towards a crew just like the Pistons. Detroit was scoring simply with lots of their factors coming in transition and their lead ballooned to 13 because the Lakers continued to look lackadaisical.
LA had zero defensive presence within the paint whereas AD sat and the Pistons scored simply. Sadly, even with AD again in, Detroit transformed on something they needed. The Pistons had all of the momentum of their favor, going up by 17.
Los Angeles’ catastrophe first half ended with a 3 by LeBron. At halftime, they have been down 14.
LeBron hit a deep 3 with 2.2 seconds left within the half, simply LA’s third make in 8 makes an attempt, and path 67-53.
Pistons have been 5 of 19 from 3, with LA scoring 34 factors within the paint to Detroit’s 30. Each groups have 8 FT’s made, and each had 7 TO’s.
DET was +3 on the O glass.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) November 5, 2024
The second half began with an offensive foul, main to a different turnover for LA. The Lakers nonetheless had zero vitality and hustle, whereas the Pistons regarded like they needed it extra. A midrange shot by AD and a 3-pointer from Austin gave the crew the mildest ounce of life.
With the third interval winding down, the Lakers lower the deficit to 11 on a 7-0 run. D’Lo and Austin lastly reached double digits in scoring as everybody else was having a tough go. The Lakers lastly discovered some combat, whereas the Pistons missed their pictures.
On the finish of the quarter, LA closed to inside six with a lot better protection and shot-making.
The Lakers closed the third Q on a 19-6 run, trimming a 20-point deficit to only 6 at 83-77 with 12 minutes to play.
Davis has 26 factors on 10 of 17 FG’s, LeBron 16-6-6, and Russell 11 factors with 7 assists.
Cam Reddish offered some impactful bench vitality and protection.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) November 5, 2024
The Pistons struck first to begin the ultimate body. LA lower the deficit to eight as they saved clawing their method again into the sport. The three-ball was tough for the Lakers, lacking a couple of that will’ve helped them get even nearer.
Regardless of how shut Los Angeles appeared to get it, Detroit had the reply and with 6:53 left, they have been up 9. With 3:19 left, the Lakers have been trailing by eight. Regardless of seen discomfort along with his ankle, AD remained in down the stretch.
LeBron knocked down two free throws to make it a six-point sport. However Ivey put the ultimate nail within the coffin with a 3-pointer and a layup. The Pistons then added much more insult to damage with a couple of extra layups to shut out the competition.
Key Takeaways:
The shortage of care that the crew confirmed all through 97% of this sport was horrible. You can’t let a younger hungry crew just like the Pistons outwork you all sport lengthy.
Will we ever get good video games from Max Christie and Gabe Vincent? What’s occurring? Why can’t present up offensively, on the very least?
After a number of nice begins, Rui took a dip in manufacturing. Hopefully, it’s only a small stoop that’ll get higher sooner somewhat than later.
The Lakers’ subsequent sport is Wednesday towards the Memphis Grizzlies at 5:00 PM PT.
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