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Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers

November 8, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Lakers beat the Pistons 121-116 on 2026-11-08 on the road against the Pistons. The Pistons started John Collins, Duncan Robinson, Paul Reed, Cade Cunningham, and Ausar Thompson. The Lakers started Quentin Grimes, Matisse Thybulle, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, and Jake LaRavia. Austin Reaves (Lakers) scored 17 points (6/16) in his matchups, with Kevin Huerter as his primary defender. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 19 points (8/14) in his matchups, with Quentin Grimes as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DET

Detroit Pistons 116

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham GS	37:44	14	4	8	2	0	4	5	6-15	1-6	1-2	-15
John Collins GS	31:57	8	4	1	1	2	1	1	3-7	1-2	1-2	-13
Duncan Robinson GS	26:58	12	0	3	0	0	1	5	4-12	3-11	1-2	+7
Ausar Thompson GS	24:14	7	11	3	1	0	2	4	3-9	0-0	1-2	-16
Paul Reed GS	20:11	8	10	0	0	0	2	4	4-8	0-0	0-2	-8
Kevin Huerter	35:00	24	5	5	2	5	1	2	9-14	4-8	2-3	+9
Daniss Jenkins	32:11	31	5	4	1	0	1	4	9-17	8-15	5-5	+22
Javonte Green	17:27	7	2	2	3	0	0	2	3-7	1-4	0-0	-4
Ronald Holland II	14:17	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	1-5	1-2	2-2	-7
Totals		116	43	27	10	7	12	28	42-94	19-48	13-20

Did not play: Isaac Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Chaz Lanier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ebuka Okorie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Taurean Prince (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tolu Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers 121

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves GS	36:41	43	5	4	0	0	1	3	14-27	4-6	11-11	+21
Quentin Grimes GS	31:34	12	1	4	1	1	2	0	4-12	2-5	2-4	+1
Jake LaRavia GS	29:28	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	1-3	0-1	3-4	+3
Walker Kessler GS	28:56	12	16	4	1	3	4	3	5-10	0-0	2-3	+5
Matisse Thybulle GS	28:10	4	2	0	4	0	0	3	2-5	0-3	0-0	0
Collin Sexton	24:01	17	2	2	0	0	2	1	5-10	0-2	7-8	+1
Ziaire Williams	21:29	17	2	0	0	1	0	2	6-10	4-8	1-2	+7
Sandro Mamukelashvili	17:40	7	3	0	0	0	2	2	3-5	1-3	0-0	-7
Jarred Vanderbilt	13:41	2	10	3	0	1	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-1	+2
Adou Thiero	8:20	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	-8
Totals		121	44	19	6	6	14	20	42-84	11-28	26-33

Did not play: Cameron Carr (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jaden Hardy (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision), Lawson Lovering (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DET

Detroit Pistons

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

John Collins · Duncan Robinson · Paul Reed · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson Starter 8.4 min
John Collins · Kevin Huerter · Javonte Green · Cade Cunningham · Daniss Jenkins 4.7 min
Kevin Huerter · Duncan Robinson · Paul Reed · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 3.9 min
John Collins · Kevin Huerter · Javonte Green · Cade Cunningham · Ronald Holland II 3.7 min
John Collins · Kevin Huerter · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins 3.4 min

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Quentin Grimes · Matisse Thybulle · Austin Reaves · Walker Kessler · Jake LaRavia Starter 13.4 min
Collin Sexton · Jarred Vanderbilt · Quentin Grimes · Ziaire Williams · Sandro Mamukelashvili 3.6 min
Collin Sexton · Jarred Vanderbilt · Ziaire Williams · Austin Reaves · Sandro Mamukelashvili 3.3 min
Quentin Grimes · Austin Reaves · Sandro Mamukelashvili · Walker Kessler · Jake LaRavia 3.3 min
Collin Sexton · Quentin Grimes · Matisse Thybulle · Walker Kessler · Adou Thiero 3.0 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Pistons defense

Austin Reaves 17 pts (6/16) in 68 possessions

Guarded by: Kevin Huerter (30 %, 5 pts) · Duncan Robinson (15 %, 1 pts) · Cade Cunningham (13 %, 0 pts)
Collin Sexton 14 pts (4/14) in 42 possessions

Guarded by: Daniss Jenkins (32 %, 3 pts) · Kevin Huerter (18 %, 3 pts) · Javonte Green (11 %, 3 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Cade Cunningham	Matisse Thybulle: 18 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Ziaire Williams: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Kevin Huerter	Austin Reaves: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Quentin Grimes: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Daniss Jenkins	Collin Sexton: 13 poss., 3 pts (0/2) · Quentin Grimes: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
John Collins	Walker Kessler: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quentin Grimes: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Duncan Robinson	Matisse Thybulle: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Austin Reaves: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/2)
Ausar Thompson	Walker Kessler: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Austin Reaves: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Paul Reed	Walker Kessler: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jake LaRavia: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Javonte Green	Quentin Grimes: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ziaire Williams: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Ronald Holland II	Walker Kessler: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Sandro Mamukelashvili: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0)

Lakers defense

Cade Cunningham 19 pts (8/14) in 73 possessions

Guarded by: Quentin Grimes (18 %, 3 pts) · Jake LaRavia (17 %, 2 pts) · Matisse Thybulle (16 %, 0 pts)
Duncan Robinson 17 pts (6/9) in 48 possessions

Guarded by: Ziaire Williams (26 %, 0 pts) · Matisse Thybulle (24 %, 0 pts) · Jake LaRavia (17 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Austin Reaves	Ausar Thompson: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Daniss Jenkins: 14 poss., 8 pts (2/2)
Quentin Grimes	Cade Cunningham: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Daniss Jenkins: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Matisse Thybulle	Cade Cunningham: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Duncan Robinson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Walker Kessler	Paul Reed: 22 poss., 7 pts (3/8) · John Collins: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Jake LaRavia	Cade Cunningham: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Huerter: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Collin Sexton	Daniss Jenkins: 21 poss., 4 pts (0/3) · Kevin Huerter: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Ziaire Williams	Duncan Robinson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kevin Huerter: 10 poss., 7 pts (3/4)
Sandro Mamukelashvili	John Collins: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Huerter: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarred Vanderbilt	Javonte Green: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Adou Thiero	Kevin Huerter: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Duncan Robinson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)