The weekends have been crazy in the NBA, and this has been no exception. The Detroit Pistons visited the Staples Center in Los Angeles to lock down the Saturday game, which extended to two overtime with a spectacular game in which the Detroit quintet got the Angelenos in trouble. The 17-point advantage that the Lakers came to have gradually faded and in the final moments of the fourth quarter they were tied.
Josh Jackson was in charge of tying the score at 106 and sending this game into its first overtime. Although the Pistons went into overtime with a good pace, the Lakers managed to overcome to force a second overtime. LeBron James dressed as a hero to bring out the Lakers’ triumph over the PistonsThis with two cold-blooded triples that put the last nail in Detroit’s coffin.
The Lakers took the victory by a score of 135 to 129 with a great performance from the Los Angeles super duo: LeBron James finished with 33 points, 11 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals., followed by Anthony Davis who contributed 30 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. In the Pistons corner, Jerami Grant with 32 points, while Josh Jackson scored 28 points.
