Kyle Kuzma’s star has never shined as bright as it did on Wednesday, when the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Detroit Pistons for their first meeting of the season.
Going into the game, there were questions about how Kuzma would look against the Pistons’ frontcourt tandem of Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond, especially considering it was only his second game back from injury and in his first game back, he went 4-20 from the field.
Kuzma responded to those concerns in a way only he could, scoring a career-high 41 points in three quarters to lead the Lakers to a blowout win over Detroit.