Clips ruin LeBron James’ birthday party

Two days after missing his first period against the Clippers, Cade Cunningham is determined to shine from the start. That’s good, we see it only or almost in the first quarter, the Pistons win (30-36). Detroit’s leader sets the pace and his team takes control of the meeting.

As soon as they can, J-Bickerstaff’s players run and it hurts the Lakers a lot, who rely on the LeBron James – Luka Doncic duo to keep up the pace (65-70).

The third quarter did not allow either team to make a difference. Everything will be decided in the fourth. With the energetic replacements of Jaden Ivey and Marcus Sasser, the Pistons are mostly pushing the Lakers silly, who are helping their opponent by losing a lot of possessions. Everything then becomes too easy for Detroit, who can develop in this last act and logically win on the floor of Los Angeles 106-128.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Too easy for the Pistons. Two numbers illustrate the ease with which Cade Cunningham and his teammates were able to evolve on offense: 74 points scored in the paint and 31 on the counterattack! The Lakers’ defense continues to suffer, and JJ Redick has had no solution to slow the pace or limit the impact of his opponents near his circle. We can even add the 67 points scored by Michigan’s backups as a stat to remember, because they were very good.

– Which game for LeBron James on his 41st birthday? With 17 points on 6/17 shooting, but also 5 turnovers, the “King”, like his teammates, had a difficult night for his 41st birthday. Luka Doncic, his team’s leading scorer with 30 points, lost 8 turnovers, for example, in addition to shooting 3/11 from beyond the arc. The two stars thus combined for 13 of the 20 turnovers in their formation.

– Detroit ends the “journey” on a good note. With two losses in a row, The Pistons were aware of their difficulties without panicking. They did well to adopt this philosophy as they ended their travels with a third win in five games. Serious and motivated, they bounced back very well after less successful performances and took full advantage of an over-gentle Los Angeles team.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Difference of points when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.