The Los Angeles Lakers (10-15, 4-9 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, head to face the Detroit Pistons (7-21, 4-8 Home) on Sunday. Los Angeles was beaten by the Philadelphia 76ers 133-122 in overtime at Wells Fargo Center on Friday, their third loss in a row. Anthony Davis was a top performer in the losing effort with 31 points and 12 rebounds.
The Lakers are 13th in the Western Conference. Detroit lost on Friday at FedExForum, falling to the Memphis Grizzlies 114-103. Bojan Bogdanovic had 19 points to top the scoresheet in the losing effort. With 13 points, Kevin Knox II also played a part. The Pistons are 14th in the Eastern Conference.
It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. After taking the only previous season meeting against Detroit 128-121 at Crypto.com Arena on November 18, their fourth straight head-to-head victory, Los Angeles will be pursuing a season sweep. Davis led the Lakers with 38 points, 16 rebounds, and four blocks.
Alec Burks had 23 points in the losing effort. The Lakers have been led this season by Davis and LeBron James, who are averaging 27.5 and 25.7 points per game, respectively. Both are among the NBA’s top scorers, as Davis is No. 1 and James is first. Davis also has grabbed 12.3 rebounds per game, most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook is dishing 7.5 assists per game. Bogdanovic has been the primary provider for the Pistons on offense, averaging 20.3 points per game. He has the top scoring average in the league. Isaiah Stewart is collecting 8.7 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Killian Hayes is tallying 5.0 assists (1st).
The Lakers rank as one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league, third-best with 114.5 points per game. The Lakers are 1-3 in four games at Little Caesars Arena. Los Angeles is looking to avoid a fourth successive road loss this season.
Los Angeles is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +0.1 (119.6-119.5). Detroit has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 113.5 points per game on average while scoring only 110.1 (-3.4 margin).
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Troy Brown Jr.: 8.8 | 12.6 | -3.8
Rebounds per game:
Russell Westbrook: 7.4 | 5.6 | +1.8
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Killian Hayes: 22.8 | 15.9 | +6.9
Assists per game:
Killian Hayes: 7.4 | 5.0 | +2.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
LA Lakers -5.5 (-110)
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