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Under the Hood: Game 33 at Lakers
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Under the Hood – it’s time to see what’s really going on inside this Pistons team.
Firing on All Cylinders
Happy 41st Birthday, LeBron – the Pistons’ gift to you is sending you home with a loss.
Cade Cunningham led the way for Detroit with 27 points and 11 assists while shooting 12-for-19 from the field, including this three after dropping Jake LaRavia.
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Marcus Sasser saw a season-high 24 minutes and added 19 points and five assists while shooting 4-for-6 from deep. It was by far Sasser’s best game of the season.
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Isaiah Stewart made all six of his field goal attempts, including one three, to the tune of 15 points. He’s usually producing at least one highlight reel block at the rim per game now. Watch as how he begins the possession by guarding the pick-and-roll, but then he becomes a weak side rim protector once the ball rotates over to the other side of the court.
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Jalen Duren had 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and five steals while continuing to show off his improved offensive game. He made this post turnaround jumper look easy.
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Ron Holland chipped in 11 points and was second on the team in rebounds with seven in 19 minutes off the bench.
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Transmission Trouble
The Pistons’ west coast road trip has ended at 3-2 with wins over the Trail Blazers, Kings, and Lakers with losses from the Jazz and Clippers. While it’s great to come out of the road trip as a winning team, the two losses were from Western Conference teams that aren’t even in the picture to make the play-in spots.
Also, it looks like the team could be without Tobias Harris for a little.
Isaiah Stewart started the second half at Power Forward in place of Tobias.
Mechanic’s Note
An updated look at the NBA standings:
- Oklahoma City Thunder – 28-5
- Detroit Pistons – 25-8
- San Antonio Spurs – 23-9
- New York Knicks – 23-9
- Denver Nuggets – 22-10
- Houston Rockets – 20-10
- Los Angeles Lakers – 21-12
- Minnesota Timberwolves – 21-12
- Boston Celtics – 20-12
- Toronto Raptors – 20-14
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