Los angeles lakers They seem hell-bent on making every game a drama this season. With a team full of stars, the Angelenos continue to suffer more than necessary and against the Detroit Pistons (110-106) resumed the path of victory, but they once again sowed doubts on their horizon when it came to thinking about their solvency as a whole.
LeBron James, that meet up with Isaiah Stewart After their fight in their last confrontation, he forgot about old conflicts and returned to be the best player of the Californian team. The 37-year-old forward ended the clash with 33 points (12 of 20 in field goals), to which he added nine assists, five rebounds, two assists and a plug in one of the most complete games of the season.
‘King’ James was well escorted by the other two members of the Los Angeles ‘Big Three’. Russell Westbrook ended the clash with 25 points (10 of 16 in field goals) and nine assists, while Anthony Davis took over the boards and ended the clash with a double-double of 24+10. Talen Horton-Tucker completed the list of Lakers players to exceed double digits in scoring by finishing with 12 points.
The Lakers improved their defensive version with respect to the last games. Especially in the first three quarters of the match in which the Angelenos seemed to have everything on track not to suffer more than necessary. Especially after a 16-0 run, culminating in a spectacular alley oop between Davis and LeBron, which put those of Frank Vogel with 19 points of advantage.
An income that was about to go down the drain in a last set in which the Lakers returned to show their most inconsistent face. The Pistons saw that the rival ship made waters and of the hand of Jerami Grant (32 points for him) and number 1 in the draft Cade Cunningham (15+11) they cut the differences to four (108-104) with 17 seconds remaining. However, the Angelenos held the final stake and took their eleventh victory of the course after 22 games played.