Lakers 121, Pistons 116: Our Detroit Rest Play Misses at Home

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Posted Nov 9, 2026, 1:50 AM

Lakers 121, Pistons 116. Detroit had the rest, the home floor, and the market's early respect, and it still couldn't close. Our Pistons -4.5 pick missed, and there's no dressing that up. The logic going in was simple. Detroit had four days of rest while Los Angeles was on its fifth game in roughly eight days and…

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Dre Coleman

15h ago

Lakers 121, Pistons 116 and I'm still sitting here shaking my head. Detroit gave it everything even with Duren and Joe out. Close, mean, the kind of game the old Bad Boys teams would've loved.

Tasha Morales

15h ago

Pistons fans wanted a moral victory. Lakers won anyway. Doncic sitting didn't change the final.

Priya Raman

15h ago

Quick check: Lakers are 9-2 now, Pistons 6-3. Lakers got this one without Doncic, which says something about their depth. Detroit still looks like a solid team.

Dre Coleman

15h ago

Six and three is nothing to hang your head about. Detroit's still a real team, and I'm not letting this loss ruin my week.