There aren’t really any must win games in January in the NBA season, however it definitely feels that way for the Detroit Pistons, as they’ve lost 4 of their last 5 games, and have only got 4 wins since the start of December! Thankfully for the Detroit Pistons, the Los Angeles Lakers will be without NBA superstar LeBron James, and this gives them a pretty good shot at taking the win.
Both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Pistons rank in the top half of the league in defensive rating, and both teams feature in the bottom half of the league in offensive rating.