Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:30 pm EST
Bottom Line: The Detroit Pistons take on the Los Angeles Lakers in non-conference action.
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The Lakers are 8-5 on their home court. Los Angeles is 5-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Pistons are 11-6 on the road. Detroit ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 32.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Jalen Duren with a 6.6 average.
The Lakers are averaging 11.8 three-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer per game than the Pistons allow (12.8). The Pistons average 118.8 points per game, 1.9 more than the 116.9 that the Lakers give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Laravia is scoring 8.7 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Lakers. Luka Doncic is averaging 34.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in the last 10 games.
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Ausar Thompson is shooting 51.2% and averaging 11.7 points for the Pistons. Cade Cunningham has an average of 3.0 three-pointers made in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 5-5, averaging 113.5 points, 41.7 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game on 47.7% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.0 points per game.
Pistons: 7-3, averaging 120.0 points, 46.8 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 10.5 steals and 6.5 blocks per game on 47.2% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.2 points.
INJURIES: Lakers: Jaxson Hayes: out (ankle), Gabe Vincent: out (back), Austin Reaves: out (calf).
Pistons: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.