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(NBA) Detroit vs. LA Lakers,
Total: 211.00 | -103.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 211.00 | -103.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up:The 18-24 Detroit Pistons end their five-game, nine-day road trip tonight at Staples Center with a game against the 15-29 Lakers. The Pistons opened the trip with a 125-124 double-OT win at Portland but are 0-3 SU & ATS, since. Meanwhile, the Lakers enter on an 0-3 SU & ATS run as well, following having won three of their previous four.
Detroit: The Pistons were one of the league's better defensive teams for the first part of the season (still rank 5th on the season, allowing 101.1 PPG) but they've allowed 115.3 PPG on this road trip plus have allowed opponents to connect on 49.6 percent (59 of 119) of their three-point attempts during the first four games of this trip. Utah made 16 of 31 three-point attempts on Friday in a 110-77 blowout that left Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy disgusted with himself and his defense. "We can't stop anybody. We just can't," Van Gundy lamented. "I mean for the first 21 games we were the second-best defensive team in the league and now we are one of the worst. I'm frustrated. Not with our players, I'm frustrated with myself that I can't figure this out. I mean, we literally can't stop anyone, ever."
La Lakers: Los Angeles hasn't played any better this week, losing its last three games by an average of 25.7 PPG The Lakers were dominated by the Clippers on Saturday afternoon, 113-97. They allowed the Clippers to shoot 52.2 percent and got overpowered by center DeAndre Jordan, who piled up 24 points and 21 rebounds (good news for Andre Drummond?). The Lakers utilized their 14th different starting lineup Saturday, inserting leading scorer Louis Williams (17.5) into the starting lineup for the first time. Williams led the starters in the scoring column but with only 13 points, as fellow guards D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young combined for 16 on 5-of-16 shooting.
The pick: The Lakers are a poor defensive team, allowing 110.3 PPG (26th) on 48.0 percent shooting, which ranks dead-last in the NBA. However, they have won five straight meetings at home against the Pistons. Do I really trust LA? The answer is no but the over is an 8* play.
Detroit: The Pistons were one of the league's better defensive teams for the first part of the season (still rank 5th on the season, allowing 101.1 PPG) but they've allowed 115.3 PPG on this road trip plus have allowed opponents to connect on 49.6 percent (59 of 119) of their three-point attempts during the first four games of this trip. Utah made 16 of 31 three-point attempts on Friday in a 110-77 blowout that left Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy disgusted with himself and his defense. "We can't stop anybody. We just can't," Van Gundy lamented. "I mean for the first 21 games we were the second-best defensive team in the league and now we are one of the worst. I'm frustrated. Not with our players, I'm frustrated with myself that I can't figure this out. I mean, we literally can't stop anyone, ever."
La Lakers: Los Angeles hasn't played any better this week, losing its last three games by an average of 25.7 PPG The Lakers were dominated by the Clippers on Saturday afternoon, 113-97. They allowed the Clippers to shoot 52.2 percent and got overpowered by center DeAndre Jordan, who piled up 24 points and 21 rebounds (good news for Andre Drummond?). The Lakers utilized their 14th different starting lineup Saturday, inserting leading scorer Louis Williams (17.5) into the starting lineup for the first time. Williams led the starters in the scoring column but with only 13 points, as fellow guards D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young combined for 16 on 5-of-16 shooting.
The pick: The Lakers are a poor defensive team, allowing 110.3 PPG (26th) on 48.0 percent shooting, which ranks dead-last in the NBA. However, they have won five straight meetings at home against the Pistons. Do I really trust LA? The answer is no but the over is an 8* play.
