Detroit Pistons (24 wins and 8 losses, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (20 wins and 10 losses, fourth in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. ET
Bottom line: The Detroit Pistons take on the Los Angeles Lakers in non-conference play.
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The Lakers have a home record of 8 wins and 5 losses. Los Angeles won 5-0 in games within four points.
The Pistons have an away record of 11 wins and 6 losses. Detroit ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 32.6 defensive rebounds per game, and Jaylen Duren averages 6.6 rebounds per game.
The Lakers averaged 11.8 three-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer than the Pistons averaged (12.8). The Pistons averaged 118.8 points per game, 1.9 points higher than the Lakers’ 116.9 points.
Top performer: Jake LaRavia averaged 8.7 points and 4.1 rebounds for the Lakers. Luka Doncic is averaging 34.0 points and 5.0 rebounds over the past 10 games.
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Osar Thompson shot 51.2% from the field for the Pistons and averaged 11.7 points per game. Cade Cunningham is averaging 3.0 three-pointers per game over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Lakers: 5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 113.5 points, 41.7 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game, shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents average 119.0 points per game.
Pistons: 7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 120.0 points, 46.8 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 10.5 steals and 6.5 blocks per game, shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents average 112.2 points per game.
Injuries: Lakers: Jaxon Hayes: out (ankle), Gabe Vincent: out (back), Austin Reeves: out (calf).
Pistons: Not listed.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
