The Los Angeles Lakers started this season very strong, but this first road trip of the season has brought them back down to earth. While Anthony Davis has continued his strong play to begin the year, the Lakers have gone 1-3 so far on the trip with their most recent loss against the Detroit Pistons being particularly concerning.
The Lakers did not have the energy or effort seen at the outset of the season in Detroit and were simply outworked in their 115-103 loss. Afterwards, Davis echoed the sentiments of a couple of his teammates in feeling the Lakers failed to match the physicality of the Pistons, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“We just weren’t physical.