LOS ANGELES — The Detroit Pistons dominated the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half, using a 26-8 run to finish their West Coast road swing with a commanding 128-106 win at Crypto.com Arena.
Marcus Sasser played a season-high 24 minutes and delivered 19 points off of the bench on Tuesday, Dec. 30, and Cade Cunningham led the way with 27 points and 11 assists. The Pistons went on a 35-15 run after the Lakers tied the game at 79 midway through the third quarter, then rode a big night from the bench, which contributed 67 points.
Detroit's reserves stepped up as several key players battled foul trouble — Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Ron Holland all had four fouls, and Cunningham had three. Stewart (15 points), Jalen Duren (14 points and eight rebounds) and Ron Holland (11 points) also scored in double figures. Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 30 points and 11 assists, and LeBron James added 17 points on his 41st birthday.

No comments:
Post a Comment