Highlights and Best Moments: Lakers 121-116 Pistons in NBA 2021

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Lakers 121-116 Pistons

Anthony Davis makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.

Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk and Lakers take advantage.

Saddiq Bey makes tip shot.

Anthony Davis makes 2-foot hook shot.

Russell Westbrook makes layup.

Russell Westbrook makes 27-foot three point jumper.

Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2.

Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper.

Cory Joseph makes free throw 2 of 2.

Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper.

Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point shot.

Russell Westbrook makes layup.

Lakers 84-99 Pistons

Hamidou Diallo makes tip shot.

Malik Monk makes free throw 2 of 2.

Cade Cunningham makes jumper.

Jerami Grant makes 2-foot dunk.

Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper.

Cory Joseph makes 26-foot three point jumper.

Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2.

Anthony Davis makes driving layup.

Jerami Grant makes 28-foot three point jumper.

Josh Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2.

Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2.

Jerami Grant makes 4-foot driving dunk.

LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper.

Cade Cunningham makes driving floating jump shot.

Jerami Grant makes 21-foot pullup jump shot.

Lakers 61-68 Pistons

Jerami Grant makes 27-foot three point jumper.

Jerami Grant makes 27-foot three point jumper.

Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2.

Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point shot and Lakers take advantage.

Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2.

Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot dunk.

Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot shot and the game was tied.

Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2.

Dwight Howard makes three point jumper.

Frank Jackson makes driving layup.

Josh Jackson makes 5-foot two point shot.

Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2.

Frank Jackson makes 27-foot jump bank shot and now the Pistons take the upper hand.

Hamidou Diallo makes 3-foot dunk.

Dwight Howard makes layup.

Hamidou Diallo makes layup.

Lakers 30-26 Pistons

Trey Lyles makes layup.

Trey Lyles makes free throw 1 of 1.

Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2.

Cade Cunningham makes driving layup.

Trey Lyles makes free throw 2 of 2.

Russell Westbrook makes driving layup and the Lakers maintain the advantage.

Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three point jumper.

DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot.

Saddiq Bey makes 6-foot two point shot.

Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point shot the Lakers take the advantage.

Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk.

Isaiah Stewart makes 3-foot dunk and the game is tied.

Isaiah Stewart makes layup.

LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot.

DeAndre Jordan vs Isaiah Stewart (Russell Westbrook gains possession).

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Warm-up moment on the floor prior to the start of the game:

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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 21, 2021

These are the 5 starters of the Lakers for today's game:

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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 21, 2021

This is the starting lineup for the Pistons for today's game:

The Lakers continue a five-game road series, visiting the Knicks on Tuesday and the Pacers in Indiana on Wednesday. While on Friday they return home where they will host the Kings on Friday and the Pistons next Sunday.

The Detroit Pistons will have one more game at home, on Tuesday they host the Heat. Then they will go out, on Wednesday they visit the Bucks and on Friday the Clippers in Los Angeles.

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A few minutes ago the Los Angeles Lakers arrived at Little Caesars Arena, and in a few minutes they will be out to do their warm-up exercises.

Early Entrance pic.twitter.com/kP9OrTqpjL

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 21, 2021

The Californian team led by Frank Vogel began the season with a record of 8 wins and 9 losses, ranking 9th in the Western Conference.

The last game they played was on Friday, November 18, against the Boston Celtics (8-8) at the TD Garden where they fell by 130 to 108.

Anthony Davis contributed 31 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, while LeBron James added 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The team led by Dwane Casey started the season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses, ranking 14th in the Eastern Conference.

The last match they played was on Friday, November 19, against the Golden State Warriors at Little Caesars Arena, where they fell by 105-102.

Frank Jackson had a great performance, scored 27 points and 2 rebounds, while Cade Cunningham, added 19 units, 6 assists and 6 rebounds.

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This is the start time of the game Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons on November 21^st, 2021 in several countries:

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6 LeBron James

5 Talen Horton-Tucker

3 Anthony Davis

0 Russell Westbrook

20 Avery Bradley

41 Saddiq Bey

9 Jerami Grant

28 Isaiah Stewart

2 Cade Cunningham

7 Killian Hayes

 

The Los Angeles Lakers have been playing well above average so far this year, albeit without their key centerpiece and leader LeBron James. Anthony Davis has also been through injuries and problems, but has been playing through many of the soft tissue injuries that would normally plague him in past seasons. He has an average of 24.2 points and 10.9 rebounds, which are acceptable numbers, the problem is the 112.3 points allowed by the Lakers in each game, ranking 28 in the NBA in that area.

Once LeBron returns, the situation will be very different on the court. James was averaging 24.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and seven assists before going out. He returned to action against the Celtics on Friday scoring 23 points on 10 of 16 shooting and adding six rebounds, two assists and two steals. The Lakers ended up losing the game, but LeBron played great as always, which is encouraging for the team and its fans. He played 32 minutes, so coach Vogel doesn't appear to be reducing his workload heading into this afternoon's game in Detroit.

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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 20, 2021

The Detroit Pistons made changes at the end of last season and thus began a long rebuilding before acquiring the top pick in last year's draft. During the first month of the season, the Pistons are averaging 98.2 points per game, which is pretty mediocre, ranking last in the NBA. Sadly they rank 28th in offensive rating and last with an actual shooting percentage of 50.8.

The offensive numbers are also embarrassing and pitiful, but the future looks bright for Cade Cunningham and an extremely young Pistons team. The top pick averaged 13.7 points, 5.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 10 games. There was a little adjustment for Cade after his first two games, and from then on he has found a good rhythm. As the talent around him continues to evolve, his assists and rebounding numbers are expected to increase.

💪 Preparation today. Game day tomorrow. 💪#Pistons pic.twitter.com/OziHtCgOHa

— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) November 20, 2021

The Little Caesars Arena is a multipurpose pavilion located on Woodward Avenue in the city of Detroit, the most populated in the state of Michigan. It was inaugurated on September 5, 2017 and is the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL and the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. This makes Detroit the only city in the United States to have its teams from the four major professional leagues playing downtown. It has capacity for 22, 332 people.

On November 22, 2016, it was announced that the Detroit Pistons would also be moving to Little Caesars Arena, ending 29 years of the franchise at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

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