The Los Angeles Lakers have been excellent this season on their home floor. They went into their matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night having won nine of 12 at home this season. And while LeBron James had himself a strong night — a 28-point triple-double — the Lakers were simply outworked en route to a 117-114 loss.
The Pistons were the more physical team from the jump, making the Lakers work extremely hard for each bucket. The rebounding battle was even, with L.A. winning that 38-37, but the Pistons dominated the paint (64-40), fastbreak points (24-11) and points off of turnovers (28-9).