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Lakers' three-game roll meets Pistons' head-to-head grip at Little Caesars

A surging Lakers side visits Detroit, where four of the last six meetings have gone the Pistons' way.

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Little Caesars ArenaDetroit
KICK-OFF23:00SUN08/11
Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
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Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers

Recent form

Detroit PistonsLWWDetroit Pistons: L-W-W in the last 3 games.
Los Angeles LakersWWWLos Angeles Lakers: W-W-W in the last 3 games.
Detroit Pistons 106-112 Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets 91-124 Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets 94-110 Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers 124-118 Portland Trail BlazersSacramento Kings 103-116 Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers 138-117 Miami Heat

The Pistons host the Los Angeles Lakers at Little Caesars Arena with form lines pulling in opposite directions: Detroit Pistons: L-W-W in the last 3 games, most recently a 106-112 home loss to Philadelphia, while Los Angeles Lakers: W-W-W in the last 3 games, including a 124-118 win over Portland the night before.

Head to head

  • 2026-03-23Detroit Pistons 113-110 Los Angeles LakersW
  • 2025-12-31Los Angeles Lakers 106-128 Detroit PistonsW
  • 2024-12-24Los Angeles Lakers 114-117 Detroit PistonsW
  • 2024-11-05Detroit Pistons 115-103 Los Angeles LakersW
  • 2024-02-14Los Angeles Lakers 125-111 Detroit PistonsL
  • 2023-11-30Detroit Pistons 107-133 Los Angeles LakersL
Last 6 meetings: Detroit Pistons 4W, 0D, Los Angeles Lakers 2W.

History, though, leans Motown's way: four of the last six meetings to Detroit, including a 128-106 rout in Los Angeles on 31 December 2025.

Watchlist
  • Whether the Pistons' defense can slow a Lakers offense that has scored 116-plus in three straight wins?
  • Do the Pistons add to a two-game home winning streak in this series — 113-110 and 115-103 at Little Caesars Arena?
  • Will it tighten late, as two of the last six meetings did, decided by six points or fewer?

For the Lakers, a fourth straight win would extend the surge; for the Pistons, defending their head-to-head edge is the immediate task after the Philadelphia slip.

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