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00:00:18there's the double, trying to take it out of the hands of Cunningham
00:00:21he goes right by him, all the way in
00:00:23they wanted a foul, nothing called
00:00:26shot clock is off, they can take the last
00:00:29Субтитры делал DimaTorzok
00:00:59And again your gift wrapping
00:01:01Points for Luca who's up to 21 himself back to the free-throw line
00:01:09He averages a little over nine free throws made number one in the NBA
00:01:14He already has eight made free throws here in this first half made and taken number one in the league Luca
00:01:21So here's the no-call
00:01:24Still it's hard from that angle to see
00:01:29He's emphatic about it
00:01:31Had to have been some contact across the arm that we didn't see
00:01:38Okay, he's got to calm down here now
00:01:46Corner LeBron just did get it off and did have enough time to take a shot
00:01:52So it is a five-point lead for Detroit if you are the Lakers
00:02:00You're feeling okay about this first half
00:02:02It looked like Detroit was dominant
00:02:05Well, they shot 67 percent from the field 57 from three and yet
00:02:11They're only up by five points and now J.B. bigger staff is having a
00:02:16Worse with J.B. DeRosa
00:02:17So as they head to the locker room
00:02:19We get our walk-off interview brought to you by Metro by T-Mobile send it over to grant
00:02:25That's our obviously you guys are up five at half
00:02:27But it feels like there's a lot of frustration on your side to end the half what's going on
00:02:31We're just fouling too much, you know
00:02:34Not doing the right thing. We just gotta lock it. Don't worry about the rest
00:02:37As for the actual game itself you guys have extended the lead through your second unit
00:02:42They're playing very well. What does that second unit do so well for your team?
00:02:47Play defense, you know all those guys commit themselves to the defensive end and you know
00:02:52I feel like we got to lock in on the same thing as starters
00:02:55All right, thanks Asar. Good luck in the second half. All right, let's go back to Maria Taylor in the studio
00:02:59All right, appreciate it grant coming up on american express at the half
00:03:03Uh, we're gonna get into it with k Cunningham
00:03:05He had 20 in the first half in 19 minutes and he wanted a foul didn't get the call. We'll be right back for the halftime show
00:03:14Okay, you can get back up
00:03:18Come here son get on up this is led by as many as 14
00:03:21But they take the five-point lead into the locker room welcome back inside the studio t-mac
00:03:26VC and mellow here with you and let's just start with k Cunningham because he is the one initiating the offense 20 points
00:03:32Eight assists in the first half. What do you like about what you saw?
00:03:35I mean, we talked about k's
00:03:36His ability to work in the pick and roll and you're gonna see just that his ability to make plays for himself and others
00:03:42Here's the situation here one-on-one
00:03:44Dribble handoff to the pick and to the pick and roll downhill patience
00:03:48See three guys in the paint
00:03:50He just plays big boy ball. That's six six 220 right there. Absolutely. He worked eight
00:03:54six six anyway
00:03:59One of the toughest shots to make in basketball is when you put somebody on the ground now you got to make the shot
00:04:04He does that here's the pick and roll again
00:04:06We usually see that pick and roll working with
00:04:09Cade and during this time it's
00:04:11Stewart taking advantage of it. He trying to rip the sprues
00:04:13I love it listen guys the pistons they shot at 67 percent from the field
00:04:21Cade nine for 13 in that first half and you almost look at it
00:04:26It seemed like in some ways they dominated it
00:04:28Just tell me why it's just a five-point game right now mellow as we look at it
00:04:31I mean the pistons can't be playing any better than the way that they they actually playing they shooting 67
00:04:36from the from the from the two they shooting fit i mean 67 from two 57 from three
00:04:42and the lakers are still
00:04:44Only down five and the lakers are not playing you know great basketball
00:04:48So I think you know, I think reggie said this at half like the lakers are sitting in a really good spot right now
00:04:53I'm going into the second half now. Let's see how they come out in that third quarter
00:04:57Yeah, lakers are doing a great job of getting to the free throw line
00:05:00That's why they in this game, but their defense they got to tighten up
00:05:04Yeah, what he six paint point paints like paint points
00:05:11But that like this is what jj was talking about you have to cut off cage penetration
00:05:16Right and make other guys beat you because right now he's getting everything he wants
00:05:21and the shot attempts at 13 and we're going to break right now, so
00:05:26You're throwing away the box score
00:05:28They're giving up 125 plus points man, like in it
00:05:35Express
00:05:39This is what happens when it's nap time for t-mac and we're going to break and he trying to get his little shots in
00:05:43He get mad listen, man. Y'all don't let me like 15 minutes to talk
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00:05:49That's all I had for tonight's game. You can trust presented by american express. We just wanted to let you know
00:05:58There's a special interview that went down between vc and step y'all walk down memory lane
00:06:03Yeah, uh, we're looking forward to seeing that interview monday january 5th on nba showtime
00:06:08We got to get some throwback footage. I know
00:06:10I love that. It was great. We surprised him. Uh, he didn't know. He thought he was doing an everyday
00:06:16typical
00:06:18Interview after practice and we sat down. We did take a trip down memory lane talked about his time playing there
00:06:24His appreciation for the game and understanding he does not have
00:06:29Much left. So he appreciates every game that he plays coming into every city and we talked about his shoe game
00:06:33So it'd be interesting to hear him and talk about
00:06:36I can't wait to hear that discussion
00:06:38It'll be cool to see. I gave you a shout out and I told him how your appreciation for
00:06:41I gave you a shout out boy. I'm talking about some shoes
00:06:46You're welcome. Mac is out of control
00:06:48You're welcome
00:06:50And listen, y'all don't mention Mac
00:06:52Y'all don't mention Mac
00:06:53Cuz O'Better had brought that conversation up when he wore them shoes
00:06:56You're welcome
00:06:56Do you want to ball up any more on tv? Are you still mad?
00:06:59Um, yeah
00:07:01Go ahead
00:07:02I was passing to my guy right there
00:07:04We'll try to hit the camera
00:07:05Go ahead, hit the camera though
00:07:06One good time
00:07:06Come on
00:07:08Oh, you got an arm
00:07:09I do got an arm
00:07:10So you don't have an arm
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00:07:15Checking in on tonight's draft
00:07:16Team of the court
00:07:18The leader so far
00:07:20Cade and Luka
00:07:21They're both on pace
00:07:22Yeah, Joelle
00:07:22Catch Joelle
00:07:24I know, how about that?
00:07:25Come on, Embiid
00:07:25Sketches
00:07:26Big win for the 76ers
00:07:28Shout out to VJ Edgecombe hitting that three to close it out
00:07:31Um, all right, we'll see what Luka has for us
00:07:33And LeBron James on his birthday
00:07:35Can they get a win in L.A.?
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00:07:56Cade in control
00:07:5820 points, 8 assists
00:07:59Yeah, one of the top guys in the league
00:08:02In terms of points responsible for those points and assists
00:08:05Too easy for look at times
00:08:07One of the reasons obviously that the Lakers are right there in it
00:08:108 of 10 from the free throw line
00:08:12That's a big reason overall too
00:08:14And the Pistons on the run
00:08:1519 fast break points
00:08:1746 points in the paint
00:08:20And shooting almost 68 percent
00:08:23Terry Gannon, Reggie Miller, Grant Liffman
00:08:24As we are set to open up the second half here in downtown L.A.
00:08:29Some of these numbers you look at, Reggie, and you go
00:08:32The Lakers should feel pretty good about where they are
00:08:34I mean everything you just highlighted for Detroit
00:08:37You would think they're up 12 to 15
00:08:40And yet it's a one possession game
00:08:42Because of the free throws made by the Lakers
00:08:45And also too they're shooting 52 percent
00:08:49From the field but Luca is just having his way here
00:08:53And part arena one possession game
00:08:57If you are the Pistons and you've lost two in a row
00:09:00I mean where's the sense of urgency
00:09:02Yeah
00:09:05Thompson inside looks for room elevates
00:09:08Nope shot clock violation so you get the bucket on the first possession
00:09:13And now you get a stop on that next possession and you got a one possession game
00:09:17And here's the adjustment with no
00:09:19Tobias Harris out with that injury
00:09:22You start this third quarter with isaiah stewart so now you're going with your double bigs here
00:09:29He is one of those with three fouls for the pistons
00:09:31Aiden turn around fade doesn't get the role and kate high end in the air for the rebound so cunningham
00:09:41Normal first half he had 20 in the first half normal for him look at this he can knock this down
00:09:46Yes, he just did
00:09:4932 percent from three point range on the air he's in double figures
00:09:54Figures with 11
00:09:56So between marcus sasser and his eight now 11
00:10:01With stewart
00:10:03luka just a little space
00:10:05stewart starts the break
00:10:08Robinson was ahead k thought better of it gonna take lebron this time baseline
00:10:14good defense
00:10:16Robinson nope little strong
00:10:19They need him to do that not not just tonight, but overall this season
00:10:27Lebron got bumps
00:10:29We'll go to the line and that is the fourth on isaiah stewart
00:10:32How is this not shooting evil lebron see I don't understand the whole gather this is getting ridiculous
00:10:49I don't know if you heard that at home. Oh, how do you not give two free throws to 41 year old lebron?
00:10:56I agree with you, mr. Fan
00:10:59Where did that come from?
00:11:02I would like to know that as well
00:11:04Lebron is bewildered
00:11:06We're all bewildered
00:11:10So side out but now you got four files on isaiah stewart
00:11:15Dodge it's to work inside pretty move for luca didn't hurt him
00:11:20scored anyway
00:11:24Looking for stops though if you're jj reddick and the effort on the defensive end here
00:11:29Against the team you know what they want to do and they're going to draw they're going to operate in the paint
00:11:34Smart took it away
00:11:36Cunningham trying to stay with luca to the corner laravia got a three jake laravia
00:11:48It's a one-point game
00:11:50Well, here's the problem with detroit they played with their food in the first half there's a put in
00:11:58And put back by jaylen durin that combination reggie
00:12:02Cunningham and durin
00:12:04Jalen's got 10 in the game, but they played with their food and now
00:12:09The lakers are engaged and back in it
00:12:13Thompson's very carefully get easy picked up his board
00:12:16Turn it on the switch hand in the face step back no off the head of green
00:12:24Jemonte runs it down gets decayed
00:12:28Saar thompson
00:12:32At laravia on the reach
00:12:37That's hit second and the first here in the third for the lakers
00:12:41That goes a lot of ball there
00:12:56Quite a bit of turnovers in this game
00:12:5912 and 11 both sides that's too easy thompson
00:13:04From robinson
00:13:13Luka draws the double across court green tips it out trying to get it to lebron
00:13:20If you are jj reddick you got to be at least happy about the effort here to open up the third
00:13:26Keep looking at luca. He keeps trying to work out something on that left shoulder. I don't know if he got hit
00:13:33Let's see what happens when he takes the shot here
00:13:41Join took it away thompson on the run contacts see if they get smart
00:13:46Well, if that's smart, that's number four
00:13:49That's going to be a huge hit
00:13:53By jj defensively
00:13:56And the lakers
00:13:58And it is on smart his fourth
00:14:09But it's a good foul because you're
00:14:11Sending the guy who's only shooting 54 percent from the free throw line
00:14:14As you were saying
00:14:23Grant what do you know yeah, I talked to lakers assistant scott bros coming out of half and obviously as you guys said
00:14:29They actually felt pretty good for where they were at only down five and a half despite how well the pistons were playing
00:14:34But as we saw in the last few plays he did say one
00:14:36They got to take care of the ball they need to limit these easy transition buckets like they just got right there
00:14:42And also well, I guess no bucket actually came from it
00:14:44But also they're giving up too much real estate in the paint and off the dribble which we saw to play before
00:14:49How about the pass from luca and the finish from lebron?
00:14:52Who looks at the cloud?
00:14:56Some wife in this building right now. Did you see the lift by lebron on that layoff?
00:15:02My goodness again. He has his birthday legs
00:15:06Calling for defense here in crypto and during says nothing can't stop this
00:15:12Jalen during fourth year player on memphis
00:15:1612 and 5 on the evening
00:15:19averaging a double double on the season
00:15:23Got the switch here smart out to Aiden
00:15:26Backs in faves
00:15:28Over during how about the gamble by JJ reddick leaving Marcus smart on the floor here with with those four fouls
00:15:38Cunningham can turn the corner
00:15:42Cade stepped on the line though turns it over again
00:15:47That is their 12th on the night
00:15:50Which is rare they're usually a good team in terms of controlling the basketball not turning it over
00:16:01So again a one possession game oh, that's from santa monica
00:16:06Oh
00:16:16Stepped in maybe a bit late you got to give the player a chance to turn around
00:16:21Yeah
00:16:27Look at this pass here from
00:16:30Luka to lebron the lift the land the birthday boy he's flying lebron getting it done
00:16:39Triple header coming your way next monday night
00:16:42Peacock nba monday, so it's a lot of knicks pistons nugget 76ers
00:16:47And oh
00:16:49Warriors clippers
00:16:50That's the man himself who's everywhere snoop dog
00:16:55Makes his debut as an nba analyst all right snoop if you're listening and or watching or both i'm letting you know this
00:17:03Number one i'm bringing my sunday's best outfit oh i'm sure the game we're gonna need to and number
00:17:09Two we are going to settle the debate between you and i on which polly was better long beach polly or riverside polly
00:17:19Let's find out baby
00:17:22He's gonna be an into it don't too
00:17:24Yes leppards a place he said he would never uh-huh
00:17:30That'll be fun james oh
00:17:34Offensive foul i think the call on eight yes on eight
00:17:39With the brush screen you see this in football all the time from those tight ends
00:17:45And he didn't have to do it the little brush screen here's the pass by laravia
00:17:50It looked like that was just a push in the back there
00:17:54And that's the fourth on eight now
00:17:57So four on eight
00:17:59Four on smart both remain on the floor here for the lakers and it's still a three-point game
00:18:09Okay, doesn't draw iron and has a word with the official but it goes back to the lakers
00:18:21The technical foul earlier in this game
00:18:26Jackson hayes back on the floor for la
00:18:30Yet another chance to tie this thing
00:18:33Quick throw the radio goes right by robinson but blocked out of bounds
00:18:48Asar thompson
00:18:54Seven on the shot clock
00:18:56Let's see if
00:18:58Asar thompson got away with it no that's a good block on the back side
00:19:02By thompson vanderbilt getting ready to check in here
00:19:06See if the lakers go small
00:19:11And they will
00:19:16So lebron will take a seat get a rest here with 6 11 left in the third and this is his normal rest time
00:19:21He plays the first six minutes
00:19:2417 two and four tonight for lebron
00:19:30Dodgers
00:19:33One and done
00:19:36Well, how many chances that they had with this being a one possession game?
00:19:43Quick hands larabia took it right away from doing
00:19:45Lucas surveying looking around draws the foul on thompson and one
00:19:53And how many times is asar thompson gonna fall for it?
00:19:58This is number four here on thompson again. Look at his hands. Put your hands back. Stop reaching
00:20:06I tell my 12 year old son this all the time anytime you're gonna reach out the offense has too many advantages here
00:20:14Does your 12 year old listen to you? No
00:20:16There you go. He looks at me crazy. There you go
00:20:19The stars in the same boat
00:20:22So he goes to the bench with the four fouls
00:20:25And now the question who's gonna match up with luka donchich
00:20:38Officials timeout here
00:20:39Take larabia. I believe is getting some medical attention
00:20:44So again, austin reeves out for about a month
00:20:57You've got luka doing the work tonight with 26
00:21:01lebron on his 41st birthday
00:21:04Has scored 17 in the game
00:21:06And even though the pistons have shot
00:21:09For the entire game throughout they've been in the mid 60s from the floor 65 percent right now
00:21:14They have turned it over here five times in the third quarter the defense doing a little work for the lakers and donchich
00:21:22a chance to tie it
00:21:24So turnovers and fouling
00:21:28That's when the difference maker here
00:21:30We got a brand new ball game all tied up under six minutes in the third
00:21:37And Kate Cunningham has yet to score here in the third
00:21:44Change that on cue
00:21:48He knew it he felt it
00:21:5122 in the game for Kate
00:21:53Just lost it tried to find somebody couldn't ivy runs right into larabia after the pump thing
00:22:07Third on larabia
00:22:15Jake part of that defense tonight though, he's got three steals for j.j reddick's squad
00:22:24And ivy controls
00:22:28The fourth team foul on la here in the third we got five minutes left
00:22:44Going to work
00:22:48Smart beyond the arc short
00:22:50That wasn't a weak rebound at the other end either
00:22:56Seven rebounds now for turn
00:23:00Ivy around the screen
00:23:04Holland turns the corner
00:23:07Somehow off the glass up and under and in and we'll go to the free throw line
00:23:12And the bench has been so good for j.b bigger staff in the pistons
00:23:17Look at this up and under here. There's the contact right there by
00:23:23Jackson hayes. How about the concentration?
00:23:26By holland
00:23:28Number seven
00:23:31Endurance
00:23:33Will go to the bench right now for the pistons as paul reed comes back in so holland to the free throw line for the old-fashioned three-point play
00:23:46Nope uh-oh still here on the line nearly
00:23:50The lakers basketball
00:23:55The lakers basketball
00:23:57That's a 24
00:23:59And holland on the floor right now for the piston nick smith jr. On the floor off the bench for the lakers
00:24:18Holland that's the matchup now with luca smith after the cross court
00:24:27way off
00:24:30Cunningham tried to slice it through couldn't
00:24:34but it's a kick
00:24:36This is how you guard luca dongers watch the hands of ron holland look at this by his side up
00:24:43He's tempted to put his hands out hands go up on the drive
00:24:46straight up
00:24:48Doesn't go for the pump fake that is excellent defense there by ron holland great look at that yep
00:24:59Where's the offense come from now for detroit look at this there's your answer or my answer a quick four here by holland
00:25:06Right and this second unit we talked about it in the first half
00:25:12Yes, they get it done defensively, but they got some guys that are bucket getters as well
00:25:17There's the defense as they come out pressure
00:25:20Spot inside and the bucket jackson hayes will have a chance for three about the darn pass here by
00:25:28luca
00:25:29His ninth assist just threads the needle and hayes
00:25:33He's with the finish
00:25:37And back-to-back drives here by ron holland the second
00:25:42And being able to score in traffic
00:25:45Already the pistons are at 58 points in the paint. That's what they averaged and right now
00:25:53They're at 58. We got three minutes and a half minutes left here in the third
00:25:56Okay, it's still out there, but she normally does stay out there you bring that oh, what a path in
00:26:05Couldn't get it up to the rim and green
00:26:09We'll go to the line
00:26:13Again, especially with this second unit
00:26:16That those backdoor cuts that movement without the ball is what gives other teams fits
00:26:22You go along with the defensive pressure
00:26:25Sasser gets that to check back in
00:26:27So the green to the line a 77% free-throw shooter
00:26:45They're 0 for 5 from the free-throw line in the quarter look at the foul trouble both teams are in right now
00:26:50They're 0 for 5 from the free-throw line in right now
00:27:0536-18 advantage in terms of bench points here
00:27:12For the pistons
00:27:14Which does go along with the season and how it's gone and the Lakers lack of
00:27:24Dodgers still
00:27:29Still calling for a fuck. It's got 30 in the game Luca
00:27:37Holland yeah, man, it's the long hauling show here
00:27:42It has been here in the third my goodness
00:27:47Holland with nine
00:27:49There's the reach and they do call the foul and then Holland took the worst of it
00:27:54might have got a
00:27:55hand to the face
00:27:59Yeah, but that was after the foul exactly because he was all on the wrist of Luca
00:28:04And I think Luca once the ball came clear. It wasn't intentional
00:28:08It's just a natural reaction for him to swing and
00:28:12Vando will come over and get Luca
00:28:17Luca checking on him
00:28:21Seems to be all right
00:28:23So the foul called on Ron Holland, but
00:28:31They'll head to the bench right now as they'll check things out officials will go take a look as well
00:28:36And we get a look as we stay there's the foul right there. That's the easy call
00:28:40The wind to the monitor. Yes
00:28:46There's the foul on Ron Holland
00:28:49But they also assessed Luca Doncic
00:28:52With a technical foul with the flailing of that left hand
00:28:57to the face of Holland
00:29:00One free throw for Detroit
00:29:03But the Lakers will retain possession
00:29:06Luka not happy here
00:29:14Sasser
00:29:16Makes it
00:29:17Sasser was nine off the bench here
00:29:21So it's a six-point Detroit lead and every time la has gotten close they've been able to tie it
00:29:26But there's an answer from Detroit and right now. It's from the bench here in the third
00:29:31Cunningham resting as well now
00:29:36Sasser whistled for the foul and a lot of two Holland with four fouls. We showed both teams in the foul
00:29:43trouble now Holland
00:29:45Joins the chat group with those four fouls the 15 fouls so Smith
00:29:51Junior will go to the free throw line
00:30:00It's it's been kind of that kind of game which you would think it'd be a Detroit advantage
00:30:05But although la very much in this thing still
00:30:09Well, this is valuable rest right now for
00:30:12Dern and Cunningham over there on that Detroit bench
00:30:16If this second unit
00:30:19Can hold serve here, what's they're doing?
00:30:24Sassers had a good night off the bench trying to take
00:30:30This young man has a quick first step
00:30:33Nick Smith jr. Picking up the foul
00:30:35It was a little crossover
00:30:38Follow man Adam on skates. There's the contact
00:30:43To the free throw line here chance for sasser to get in double figures
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00:31:13Well, I had the world
00:31:16To win that all-star game, but had I had the injury they're going down like my joker
00:31:22Okay, jokers going down how much more yana's play because of his injury
00:31:27Yep
00:31:31Luka trying to operate picked up by a holland again those two going at it
00:31:37Here comes the pistons
00:31:40Ivy
00:31:41Up and under just created space in the air around the arms of vanderbilt. See that's what pissing fans
00:31:49Remember from his time at purdue
00:31:51And early on before the injuries luca
00:31:57Can't finish it but he won't go to the free throw
00:32:02Off the dribble
00:32:04One hand to didn't even bring the ball to his other hand
00:32:13Look at this move here by jayden i
00:32:1860 60
00:32:20Points in the paint here for
00:32:26The detroit pistons okay head straight to the locker room
00:32:31Think about that 60 of the 94 something to keep an eye i'm sure grant's
00:32:36Not far behind luca as he heads
00:32:39to the locker room
00:32:41Again i saw him kind of working on that
00:32:43left shoulder earlier in the quarter
00:32:48Eight-point lead now as lebron is back out there without luca donchich
00:32:54little zone for the lakers here
00:33:02Reid under 10 on the clock sasser takes a look
00:33:07Lost it to the corner though finds a man green short
00:33:17And they're saying a shot clock violation oh it hit the rim it did it sure did
00:33:24I'm gonna talk things over because it definitely hit the rim
00:33:30Yeah right there yeah
00:33:33Absolutely hit the rim let's now let's see who came up with possession here
00:33:37Or will it be a jump ball no one had possession
00:33:40the center court jump
00:33:43And the lakers gonna have you saying look we let it go out of bounds because
00:34:00Reset
00:34:02Reid and hayes
00:34:05Lakers get it
00:34:07smith lebron
00:34:12Takes it away
00:34:15You can see him reading it from the start
00:34:18fires
00:34:21Hayes at the end of all of that
00:34:24jackson hayes throws down a gun
00:34:28Jackson hayes now
00:34:29With nine off the bench
00:34:35Make that 11
00:34:38The radio another steal he's got four of them tonight
00:34:42And again the lakers continuing to hang around here
00:34:45Oh
00:34:47What a pass
00:34:50In and out
00:34:52Got numbers if you're detroit
00:34:54Or will you play for one?
00:34:56A couple of seconds different
00:34:59I like this put the ball in sasser's hand
00:35:03Let him use his quickness versus la ravia
00:35:07Gets it to ivy
00:35:13Reverse the lane good
00:35:17And it's an eight point
00:35:20Pistons lead as that one
00:35:22Is off the mark so
00:35:25In a game there the lakers came back tied it up
00:35:28Detroit out
00:35:30With the eight point lead as we head to the fourth here in downtown l.a
00:35:34Watched in this fourth quarter luka donches remember he went to the locker room and this is
00:35:42Images early in that third quarter him kind of working on that left shoulder
00:35:47Got a heating pad on it
00:35:49Went back to the locker room and
00:35:52Was
00:35:54In pain as he was sitting on the bench grimacing
00:35:58Kind of pointing to that left shoulder just something to follow here
00:36:02Did not look comfortable when he returned to sit down on that bench sasser opens up with a miss here in the fourth
00:36:08So it's an eight point lead
00:36:09Ford
00:36:10As the lakers lose it turn it over give it back
00:36:16Again an unforced turnover here
00:36:20by the lakers
00:36:23Got 16 turnovers in the game
00:36:25And again detroit shooting 65 percent
00:36:33From the floor for the game
00:36:37Smart on sasser
00:36:40Duren back out there there's ivy who gets the three to open up here
00:36:45And it's 11 point lead
00:36:48And nine now for ivy
00:36:50One of his best games since returning
00:36:58Lebron's still out there with no luka at this time and now lebron just got hit on that screen
00:37:05Is he holding that left arm or hand elbow
00:37:08He's got a finger yeah, I think it looks like he's shaking it off. Yeah, I got a stinger
00:37:24And the pistons
00:37:26Increasing the lead with their two
00:37:29All-stars and for durance case soon to be all-star on the bench
00:37:34He just came back in smart can't get the role sasser's gonna pick up the foul though
00:37:44Watch the left side
00:37:48It's got locked up with green
00:37:52Back on the floor here
00:37:54For the pistons
00:37:56The game was tied at 79 if you remember and now a 20 with that free throw 20 to 10 run
00:38:02By the pistons
00:38:05Take control at this point as luka sits we'll see if he returns
00:38:12Smart the free throw kate cunningham getting the rest
00:38:17Long rest
00:38:19That is that is one of the luxuries that they've had this year
00:38:23They've been able to use this second team and give those starters big time minutes on the bench zone defensively here for the lakers
00:38:32Sasser changes direction creates
00:38:35Colin one on the shot clock
00:38:38Duren kept it alive eight and controls
00:38:43Smart from james to james blocked up at the rim
00:38:52Out of bounds
00:38:54Wondering who blocked this several pistons the team blocked it
00:39:04Couple of guys
00:39:07James back to work cross-court smart
00:39:11Way short
00:39:22Duren on the move eight and on the reach
00:39:25And that's five on eight
00:39:35Luka and if i'm jj reddick i gotta think about
00:39:38Putting jackson hayes back on the floor here
00:39:41He's been the active guy especially with luka getting ready to come back in
00:39:46Those high screen rolls
00:39:48Rolling hard finishing at the rim
00:39:51Right now
00:39:53He's just not giving the lakers anything here and this has given them a chance to stay in it too
00:39:58Yes, the pistons have done at the line
00:40:01So luka returns
00:40:03And the bronze still out there so you've got those two out there lebron with 17 in the game here on his
00:40:1441st birthday luka
00:40:16Has put up 30
00:40:22Again on the miss
00:40:26And lakers very much in it but need to go to work now 16 or 23 as a team
00:40:33Pistons here tonight from the free throw line
00:40:40Don change splits it to the corner
00:40:43Lebron three on the shot clock two down to one gotta let it fly
00:40:48And not the possession you want if you're the lakers
00:41:02It's been a tough last four minutes for the lebron and the lakers
00:41:09Back to the zone again
00:41:12It's
00:41:15Vontae green nope ivy oh high into the air i mean he flew in there
00:41:27Duren matched up with donchich
00:41:32Got him down low looks for help got it back from arabia
00:41:36Falling out of bounds with that one and green
00:41:41Starts the pistons semi break it's one tough shot for the lakers and that's it sasser
00:41:48That's a timeout there by the lakers and marcus sasser off the bench here
00:41:54With 14 points three threes
00:41:59Pistons rolling
00:42:06Paint
00:42:06They were second in the association coming into tonight
00:42:11Averaging 58 points in the paint
00:42:15And they're a plus four above that tonight 62 points in the paint for detroit
00:42:21Think about that team that does not shoot that many threes
00:42:26Tonight they've only made eight threes but it's been their ability to attack
00:42:32The bigs and everyone here for the lakers lakers have only made nine they're nine of 30 so
00:42:37That's a wash this game was tied
00:42:40At about the five and a half minute mark of the third since then it has been all pistons
00:42:46Go up by 12 donchich trying to create
00:42:52Green staying with him
00:42:55Smart quick first step floater gets the roll
00:43:00That's a start now
00:43:02Can they put a string of stops together here?
00:43:06Cade Cunningham back on the floor here the floor general
00:43:11And you do have lebron and luca on there together there's the miss lebron had it and lost it
00:43:21You get a whistle and loose ball foul called
00:43:35The braun
00:43:42It's been it's been that kind of end of the third quarter beginning of the fourth
00:43:48Picking up the foul and stays here
00:43:50Picking up just using the string
00:43:57Cunningham just using the string
00:43:59To during that spin quick strong move Jalen during
00:44:09That's growth and it's still here by during
00:44:14Sasser is that a big night got another one this guy is something if you don't know that name pay attention
00:44:22Largest lead of the night for detroit
00:44:2517 on the evening for
00:44:28Sasser four of five from downtown
00:44:34Aiton collects
00:44:36Lays it in
00:44:37Had a conversation talking about former teammates sydney low before the game and the one guy he pointed out that maybe people would
00:44:43Marcus sasser this man could play
00:44:47Got a future just a third year player up and under cade cunningham as they take control of this game
00:44:54They are just absolutely taking it to the lakers right now and wearing them down
00:45:04Lebron
00:45:08Still at 17 for the game
00:45:12Cross-court oh man
00:45:15Robinson can't get it
00:45:18Gosh to pull and that's the best three-point shooter on this team with a wide-open three
00:45:23Couldn't knock it down and Duncan
00:45:28Dern with another still
00:45:32Yep offensive foul whistle before robinson got the lay-in and it will go the other way
00:45:38And Duncan who is their three-point shooter is 0 for 2 from beyond the arc tonight
00:45:42Look at this quick spin move here by
00:45:48Jalen Dern
00:45:50And then immediately follows with a steal here
00:45:53Off of luca which leads to this Marcus sasser three in transition
00:46:01Active hands again, this is your center
00:46:06Now you wish you would have given up a little early there
00:46:08As he heads to the bench with those five fouls
00:46:18Taken away again sasser this time
00:46:22Oh, look at that nice
00:46:25Division defined story
00:46:27How about the hustle everyone thought the ball was going out of bounds except sasser
00:46:32And then isaiah stewart the presence of mind to run with him
00:46:35Oh
00:46:38La ravia created that space
00:46:40Nope
00:46:41Oh, they're giving it to him now not letting up here comes kate
00:46:45Timeout right here
00:46:48Wide open three off the dish from kate cunningham and a look at why the pistons are 24 and 8 on this season timeout la
00:46:59Detroit pistons fans
00:47:03This is how you build championship habits for Marcus sasser
00:47:08This is how you continue to earn the trust of not only your teammates
00:47:13But that coaching staff by making plays like that
00:47:1717 points for assists for sasser tonight
00:47:21Out of the timeout they set this on smart
00:47:25Beautiful lob up to jackson hayes
00:47:27That's lebron
00:47:29Not the not the birthday game he was hoping for
00:47:34Reggie you could take the the last three and a half four minutes of this game and just say people did this is why the pistons are the pistons there
00:47:41Yeah
00:47:43Bump foul to the line cutting him adding to his total
00:47:50This may be the last trip up and down here for cunningham and what
00:47:55Way for him and this detroit pistons to end this
00:47:59the longest road trip
00:48:02of the season
00:48:04Disappointing loss in utah game that they felt that they should have won down the stretch
00:48:08Then the clippers and kawaii got a hold of them
00:48:13Just a couple days ago, but this is how you end a trip kind of makes that plane ride enjoyable
00:48:20on your way back to michigan
00:48:23What we haven't seen and talked about with kate tonight
00:48:28He's in line to be the clutch player of the year this year. I think he right now. He may be the front runner
00:48:34of that clutch play yeah down the stretch in the fourth quarter
00:48:39He had eight and a half points a game something like that
00:48:42And making all the big plays is gonna whistle here in a foul on the pistons, but they have shot at least 62 percent or better in every quarter
00:48:50Well, this goes back to
00:48:56We opened up the show with this jj reddick's comments
00:49:01in terms of talking about
00:49:03You just don't care enough. You know, we don't care about doing all the little things that are necessary
00:49:09to win ballgames
00:49:1170 points in the paint against that defense tonight take a look at the upcoming national tv scheduled nba tv tomorrow night
00:49:22Running out with knicks and the spurs and eventually prime video friday those two coming your way. Okay. See golden state the last one
00:49:31there so
00:49:3270
00:49:3370 points in the paint. I know we throw that out there, but it's 70 of the 117 points in the paint
00:49:41And they got 29 points off the fast break
00:49:44Marcus tomorrow about ready to go here here. He got another shot to the face. That wasn't called
00:50:01Gonna get a chance me on the arc now
00:50:06Vanderbilt operating out on the baseline to luca
00:50:11Look at the defense being played right now in this game
00:50:15Of 119 96 bench was up
00:50:22That bench has been terrific tonight as they have been for much of the year
00:50:26Robinson got hit on the release
00:50:37That's a three a chance for another one. I mean this has been an old-fashioned
00:50:43Take you behind the woodshed beating
00:50:46Since the 547 mark of the third quarter
00:50:49And the detroit
00:50:53Pistons have just brought out their belts
00:50:55And told the lakers to come here
00:50:58And another assist for saster he's got five in the game
00:51:03Mentioned robinson it
00:51:04Struggled a bit from beyond the arc and he is the three-point shooter, but nails one there and a chance for four-point play
00:51:10And it's jenkins coming in you've got a lot of time earlier in the season as kate cunningham goes to the bench
00:51:21Sensational night again 27 points and 11 assists tonight
00:51:25Those are his just about his league averages
00:51:34Ronnie james on the floor on his dad's 41st birthday
00:51:39Dalton connect as well and maxi cleaver connect
00:51:43Ducks
00:51:57Stewart mistimed it was right there
00:52:00Here come the lakers
00:52:04New zero giving it back to james brawny
00:52:08Place always gets excited when he's on the floor got a chance to score too
00:52:12But how about the lakers tonight they
00:52:14So they lose three in a row they come back and they beat sacramento and and a lot of good taken from that win
00:52:22They fight back in this one as robinson misses from long range, but this this second half
00:52:29Got to be a bit discouraging connect on the follow there
00:52:33Let's think about
00:52:35Their losses, I mean they've been blown out by an average margin of 19 points in these losses
00:52:42In december
00:52:44So clearly whatever the message that jj reddick and staff
00:52:48Is trying to implore in his team. Yeah, it worked
00:52:52You know against the cellar dweller sacramento kings but when an elite team comes in here
00:52:57They have no answer for them
00:53:08And it's going to be a while until they get austin reeves back second leading scorer having a terrific year
00:53:14And it's going to be a good game
00:53:17Cleaver the rebound whistle
00:53:20Pointing up at the clock right there
00:53:23There's austin
00:53:25Average is nearly 27 a game
00:53:29And also to his right gave vincent
00:53:31On the screen left another guy that's been out with back
00:53:35stiffness and tightness
00:53:37another veteran
00:53:40Floor spacer
00:53:47And it's sorted down I believe
00:53:51We had these pockets issues to start the game got delayed a number of times
00:53:55I don't know what's going on here yet now are they are they're gonna allow
00:54:13Oh, you know what I believe they realized that the last foul was over the limit and and they didn't shoot it
00:54:18Now who dropped the ball on that was it?
00:54:24Someone over there at the scorers table. We'll get to the bottom of this for you. I don't know
00:54:29The good thing this wasn't a game that was
00:54:32close
00:54:34All right sasser adds to his totals
00:54:38He's looking at the barn lebron's a little
00:54:42Bewildered once again as well
00:54:50Still arguing the case
00:54:53But it's a 23 point lead for the pistons
00:54:56They've taken control and stretched that leader here in the second half
00:55:00Has veneer on the floor now another part of that bench, which is awfully deep for Detroit
00:55:06Connect
00:55:08Yeah, you know he can score. He's at his moment
00:55:12Not a whole lot of minutes as of late
00:55:15Well, I wonder why I mean six eight six nine can
00:55:22Can space can shoot the basketball
00:55:24And people want to talk about he doesn't play any defense. Well, there's a lot of guys on this
00:55:30Lakers team that doesn't play defense
00:55:32So why not give a guy that can at least put the ball on the basket
00:55:36an opportunity
00:55:38Give up here. You got to take something over here. Yeah, it's it
00:55:48It's not a luxury they have right now
00:55:50Smith
00:55:51leave us
00:55:54Look at the block there at the rim
00:55:58Leads to the run out
00:56:01So he's going to continue to play hard and Isaiah Stewart
00:56:05That's a weak side block there
00:56:14Big picture this is the top team in the east
00:56:17I can't wait
00:56:18Do you think that way with the next though? I can't wait for next monday
00:56:23In detroit
00:56:24Jalen brunson was spectacular in that series cat
00:56:32And you and isaiah stewart's comments. He said look
00:56:35I went down after game one. That would have been my job to neutralize cat. I felt like I was the difference. Yeah, that's a big
00:56:43Absence in that lineup the rest of the way connects got another one
00:56:48Dalton connect
00:56:51Came out of tennessee earn some minutes here dalton. This is how you earn minutes
00:56:56You can put them out here for five eight minutes
00:57:01It can't hurt
00:57:07They've gotten brawny with yep
00:57:09With the foul they're fighting his way around the screen. I know it's unusual for you to argue for a shooter to get playing
00:57:15I understand but I see where you're coming from here
00:57:20Well look on the floor with no austin reese right you're going to need floor spacers
00:57:25With luca and lebron out there. So why not have a guy who's six eight
00:57:32Who's a flamethrower from three?
00:57:35Again, you can work on the defense play a zone
00:57:39They have tonight
00:57:42Could be in that role. Are you telling me awesome reasons that great of a defender?
00:57:49Sound like you're arguing with me i'm not arguing you're arguing i'm arguing with the guy next to you
00:57:58Understood it is
00:58:02128 to 106 game at this point
00:58:04Saster to holland still at it takes it away up top to do high into the air
00:58:17As they'll walk this out here
00:58:2024.6 counting giving it right back
00:58:24J.B. Bigger staff guys saying what what was that about?
00:58:37But shot clock was about to run out so
00:58:40Disappointing loss for the lakers here in the effort in the second half
00:58:44But this is a detroit team that is relentless and they had come in losing two in a row on the road
00:58:51Determined to close out this road trip with a win and then emphatically here in the second ridge
00:58:57To me it's a two horse race in the eastern conference the knicks the pistons
00:59:02I think they're they're headed
00:59:04To for a collision here
00:59:06So detroit with the win here on the road moved to 25 and 8 and the lakers falling to 20 and 11
00:59:19Come back wrap things up more to come from L.A.
00:59:24L.A. and the Pistons a win in the final game of this five game road trip for them
00:59:30128 106
00:59:32Grant caught up with one of the stars for detroit kate cunningham
00:59:36All right kade 27 and 11 for you, but it was the bench tonight that played incredibly
00:59:43One guy in particular. I want to highlight marcus sasser huge game. Can you tell the audience?
00:59:48What does he bring to this group?
00:59:50And he just brings a spark every time he gets on the court
00:59:54I mean, he's just a dog. He fought his way back to the court. Um, had an injury. He was done away for a while
00:59:59Just a
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