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Los Angeles Lakers at Detroit Pistons

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4-3, 1-3 Away
Final
103 - 115

3-5, 1-3 Home

Cunningham has 3rd career triple-double to help the Pistons beat the Lakers, 115-103

AD goes down with injury late in 4th quarter

Jaden Ivey matched a season high with 26 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points, Tobias Harris had 15 points and Jalen Duren had 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Anthony Davis scored 37 points for Los Angeles, and LeBron James had 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Davis appeared to hurt his left ankle late in the fourth quarter, but stayed in the game.

Austin Reaves added 17 points on 7-of-17 shooting for the Lakers.

Detroit got off to a strong start, leading 33-22 after a quarter, and maintained control of the game all night.

Takeaways Lakers: Davis is off to perhaps the best start of his career. He entered the game averaging an NBA-high 31.8 points and was ahead of his scoring pace early, scoring nine points in each of the first two quarters. The 31-year-old center was 13 of 23 from the field and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Two hours before the game, he was one of two Lakers working on his shot.

Pistons: After leading the league in losses in each of the last two seasons, Detroit is showing signs of improvement under first-year coach J.B. Bickerstaff. The Pistons have won three games, a total they didn't reach until Dec. 30 last year. Detroit has won three of four games, a relative stretch of success it had only once last season from March 7-13.

Key moment Ivey made a 3-pointer and a jumper late in the game, both off assists from Cunningham, to seal the victory.

Key stat Detroit outrebounded Los Angeles 55-37 and had a 22-13 edge in second-chance points.

Up next The Lakers close a five-game trip Wednesday night at Memphis. The Pistons are at Charlotte on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 115
4th 5.1 Cade Cunningham defensive rebound 103 - 115
4th 9.0 Anthony Davis misses 28-foot jump bank shot 103 - 115
4th 20.1 Jalen Duren makes tip shot 103 - 115

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET
37-85 FG 45-96
43.5 Field Goal % 46.9
9-25 3PT 8-34
36.0 Three Point % 23.5
20-27 FT 17-22
74.1 Free Throw % 77.3
37 Rebounds 55
7 Offensive Rebounds 17
30 Defensive Rebounds 38
28 Assists 22
8 Steals 6
1 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 12
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
18 Fast Break Points 14
50 Points in Paint 58
16 Fouls 25
3 Largest Lead 20
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ronald Holland II, F Day-To-Day Jul 21
Isaiah Stewart, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Jaden Ivey, PG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Augustas Marciulionis, G Day-To-Day Jul 26
Eric Dixon, F Day-To-Day Jul 26
Adou Thiero, F Day-To-Day Jul 22
Bronny James, G Day-To-Day Jul 18

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 20,062 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State 0 0 .000 - -
LA Clippers 0 0 .000 - -
LA Lakers 0 0 .000 - -
Phoenix 0 0 .000 - -
Sacramento 0 0 .000 - -

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 0 0 .000 - -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 - -
Detroit 0 0 .000 - -
Indiana 0 0 .000 - -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 - -
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