The Los Angeles Lakers, in the absence of their injured star, Luka Doncic, with the dazzling brilliance of Austin Reaves, managed to win 121-116 at the home of the Detroit Pistons and consolidate their leadership in the West.
Doncic, the Lakers' Slovenian superstar, who averaged an outstanding 40 points per game this season, followed this road game from the bench and in his own clothes because of back pain.
Los Angeles started the game with a bang and took control of the game by recording a score of 38-14 in the first quarter.
The Lakers' point guard, Austin Reaves, led the team in Doncic's absence, scoring 43 points (including 14 of 27 attempts), 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
This is the first time in the current season that Schreibs exceeds the 40-point mark; A player who scored 24 of his total points in the second half.
The Pistons, who until now were in third place in the Eastern Conference, made many efforts to make up for the difference in points in the second half and even reduced the difference to a minimum in the last quarter (96-97), but in the last critical moments, Walker Kessler's alarming performance under the basket with 12 points and 36 rebounds. Lakers 121-116.
With this valuable victory, the Lakers strengthened their position at the top of the Western Conference with 9 wins and 2 losses.