National Basketball Association
L.A. Lakers 106, Detroit 99
When: 10:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 5, 2020
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #58 Josh Tiven, #63 Derek Richardson, #55 Bill Kennedy
Attendance: 18997

Anthony Davis recorded 24 points, 11 rebounds and a season-best eight blocked shots to help the Los Angeles Lakers register a 106-99 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.

LeBron James added 21 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his ninth triple-double of the season as the Lakers won their fifth consecutive game. Los Angeles blocked 20 shots, one shy of the franchise mark set against the Denver Nuggets on April 9, 1982.

Alex Caruso scored 13 points, Dwight Howard added 11 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 10 for the Lakers. JaVale McGee swatted away six shots for Los Angeles, which shot 45.7 percent from the field and was 6 of 20 from 3-point range.

Derrick Rose scored 28 points and reserve Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk added 14 points for the Pistons, who lost for the ninth time in the past 11 games. Langston Galloway tallied 13 points, Andre Drummond had 12 points, 18 rebounds and four blocked shots, while Sekou Doumbouya and Christian Wood added 11 points apiece.

Detroit shot 37.2 percent from the field and hit 11 of 26 from behind the arc.

Lakers guard Avery Bradley (ankle) departed in the second quarter and didn't return. X-rays were negative but he is expected to miss some time.

Rose's 3-pointer pulled Detroit within 98-97 with 1:52 left. Davis then hit a corner 3-pointer and scored on a layup with 32.5 seconds left -- Drummond was called for goaltending on the latter shot -- as Los Angeles took a six-point lead en route to closing it out.

Detroit trailed by nine at halftime and finally led for the first time all night when Mykhailiuk buried a 3-pointer to make it 76-74 with 1:22 left in the third quarter. Galloway followed with a trey to make it a five-point margin with 59.3 seconds remaining.

Los Angeles scored the final point of the third quarter to trail 79-75 and erupted for the first 15 of the fourth period. Rajon Rondo's layup tied the score and Caruso tallied five points in 27 seconds to give the Lakers an 88-79 advantage with 8:34 to play.

Kuzma capped the burst with a layup with 7:42 left. The Pistons responded with nine straight points, and Mykhailiuk's 3-pointer cut Los Angeles' lead to 90-88 with 5:52 left.

Detroit went ahead 92-91 after two free throws by Rose with 4:51 left before the Lakers scored 15 of the game's final 22 points.

Los Angeles led 56-47 at the break with Davis already having six of his blocks.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   L.A. Lakers
Derrick Rose 28 Scoring Anthony Davis 24
Bruce Brown 5 Assists LeBron James 11
Andre Drummond 18 Rebounds LeBron James 14
Derrick Rose 10 Free Throws Made Anthony Davis 9
Svi Mykhailiuk 3 Steals Anthony Davis 3
Andre Drummond 4 Blocks Anthony Davis 8
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 99 37.2 11-26 30-35 21 43 6 8 16
L.A. Lakers 106 45.7 6-20 16-23 23 50 20 8 13
Upcoming Games
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game at home against New York. The Lakers have a W/L % of .893 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Pistons have a W/L % of .214 after a win and .435 after a loss.