The Lakers still can’t find their keys to success on defense. But ironically, it was the defense that secured their 121-116 win over the Detroit Pistons tonight — defense from Anthony Davis (30 pts, 10 reb, 6 ast, 5 blk).
This game looked like a grim one, in more ways than one. After two road losses, tonight’s match looked like it was going in that direction. The Lakers gave away 21 points on turnovers and found it difficult to defend the perimeter, especially Jeremy Grant (36 pts) who went 5-for-9 from three.
On the year, Los Angeles is –92 when entering the third quarter.