The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their first back-to-back defeat of the season after being beaten 107-92 by the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.
The Lakers, who are five games into a seven-game road trip, went six minutes without scoring in the fourth quarter.
After the game, LeBron James said, “Every team has long road trips”
“We’ve got to keep our minds fresh and our bodies fresh. Obviously, we haven’t done it in the last couple of games.”
The NBA Allstar also scored only 2 of his 22 points in the second half.
Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back, but the Pistons had much more energy as the game wore on.
Blake Griffin, who hit 23 points for the Pistons, said, “We were really good. I was proud of the way everybody played.”
Wayne Ellington was also in inspired form, scoring 20 points as the Pistons rebounded from their worst loss of the season against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.
Watch the highlights of the game below
Elsewhere, the LA Clippers handed the Miami Heat a fifth straight defeat.
Nicholas Batum scored 18 points as the Clippers triumphed 109-105 to make it eight wins in their past nine games.
The Houston Rockets also overcame the Portland Trail Blazers 104-101 while the Phoenix Suns ended the Golden State Warriors‘ two-game winning streak with a 114-93 victory.
Thursday night’s NBA results
- Portland Trail Blazers 101 – 104 Houston Rockets
- Los Angeles Clippers 109 – 105 Miami Heat
- Los Angeles Lakers 92 – 107 Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors 93 – 114 Phoenix Suns
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