Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers
March 23, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Pistons beat the Lakers 113-110 on 2026-03-23 at home. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, and Daniss Jenkins. The Lakers started LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, and Jake LaRavia. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 21 points (9/14) in his matchups, with Tobias Harris as his primary defender. Jalen Duren (Pistons) scored 12 points (5/16) in his matchups, with Deandre Ayton as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
DET
Detroit Pistons
113
Did not play: Chaz Lanier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tolu Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
110
Did not play: Kobe Bufkin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalton Knecht (DNP - Coach's Decision), Drew Timme (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
DET
Detroit Pistons
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins Starter 16.4 min
- Caris LeVert · Kevin Huerter · Javonte Green · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson 8.9 min
- Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Paul Reed · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins 7.1 min
- Caris LeVert · Kevin Huerter · Jalen Duren · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 3.4 min
- Tobias Harris · Kevin Huerter · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins 2.7 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LeBron James · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia Starter 11.4 min
- LeBron James · Luke Kennard · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Austin Reaves 10.6 min
- LeBron James · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 7.3 min
- Luke Kennard · Jarred Vanderbilt · Luka Dončić · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia 3.9 min
- Luke Kennard · Jarred Vanderbilt · Luka Dončić · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pistons defense
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Luka Dončić 21 pts (9/14) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Tobias Harris (30 %, 5 pts) · Ausar Thompson (19 %, 2 pts) · Daniss Jenkins (13 %, 10 pts)
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LeBron James 5 pts (2/6) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Ausar Thompson (40 %, 0 pts) · Tobias Harris (18 %, 3 pts) · Duncan Robinson (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Daniss Jenkins | Austin Reaves: 28 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Jake LaRavia: 11 poss., 7 pts (2/4) |
| Jalen Duren | Deandre Ayton: 21 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Jaxson Hayes: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Ausar Thompson | LeBron James: 28 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Luka Dončić: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tobias Harris | Luka Dončić: 23 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · LeBron James: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Duncan Robinson | Luke Kennard: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jake LaRavia: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Kevin Huerter | Luke Kennard: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jake LaRavia: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Caris LeVert | Jarred Vanderbilt: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jake LaRavia: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Javonte Green | Austin Reaves: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · LeBron James: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Paul Reed | Deandre Ayton: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaxson Hayes: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Ronald Holland II | Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Luke Kennard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Lakers defense
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Jalen Duren 12 pts (5/16) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Deandre Ayton (37 %, 0 pts) · Jaxson Hayes (28 %, 0 pts) · LeBron James (12 %, 0 pts)
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Daniss Jenkins 21 pts (8/12) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Austin Reaves (49 %, 10 pts) · Luke Kennard (18 %, 0 pts) · Luka Dončić (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | Daniss Jenkins: 34 poss., 10 pts (4/7) · Ausar Thompson: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Luka Dončić | Ausar Thompson: 30 poss., 4 pts (2/7) · Tobias Harris: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| LeBron James | Tobias Harris: 28 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Javonte Green: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Luke Kennard | Daniss Jenkins: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Duncan Robinson: 12 poss., 3 pts (0/0) |
| Deandre Ayton | Jalen Duren: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Paul Reed: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jake LaRavia | Duncan Robinson: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kevin Huerter: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Jalen Duren: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paul Reed: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Caris LeVert: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Huerter: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Adou Thiero | Tobias Harris: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paul Reed: 1 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |