How to watch the Lakers vs. Pistons: TV channel, NBA live stream info, start time

Who’s playing?

Detroit @ Los Angeles

Current record: Detroit 4-15; Los Angeles 10-11

What to know

The Detroit Pistons will take on the Los Angeles Lakers on the road at 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Staples Center. Given that both teams lost in their most recent match, both have a little more incentive to go into this one.

The Pistons took a tough hit last Friday when they fell 107-96 to the Los Angeles Clippers. Detroit fell 82-62 at the end of the third quarter, too much to recover. The top scorer for Detroit is strength going forward Jerami Grant (20 points).

Meanwhile, the Lakers put up a good fight in their overtime play against the Sacramento Kings last Friday but ended with a less than expected result, a 141-137 defeat. The loss was only more heartbreaking for Los Angeles, which had lost 110-106 when the two teams met earlier in April. A silver lining for them is the point guard game Russell Westbrook, who scored twice with 29 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.

The Pistons are expected to lose this next time by 9.5. Odds players have seen things go against Detroit, who are on 9-10 on the spread.

The losses put Detroit at 4-15 and the Lakers at 10-11. A few numbers to note before we get started: Detroit is worst in the league in points per game, with just 98.6 on average. Los Angeles have been going through some struggles of their own as they are stumbling across the game with the second-most allowable points per game in the league, with an average of 114.5. Maybe one of these Achilles heels will get in the way of the losing team.

How to watch

• When: Sunday at 9:30pm ET
• Where: Staples Center – Los Angeles, California
• TV: Bally Sports – Detroit
• Streaming online: fuboTV (Free trial. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Monitor: CBS Sports App
• Fare: $44.00

The odds

The Lakers are the most popular team with 9.5 points compared to the Pistons, according to the latest information NBA Odds.

Bookmakers had a good feeling for this line, as the opening game against the Lakers was a 10.5-point favorite.

Top / Bottom: -110

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Series History

Los Angeles and Detroit both have six wins in their last 12 games.

• November 21, 2021 – Los Angeles 121 vs Detroit 116
• February 6, 2021 – Los Angeles 135 vs Detroit 129
• January 28, 2021 – Detroit 107 vs Los Angeles 92
• January 5, 2020 – Los Angeles 106 vs Detroit 99
• March 15, 2019 – Detroit 111 vs Los Angeles 97
• January 9, 2019 – Los Angeles 113 vs Detroit 100
• March 26, 2018 – Detroit 112 vs Los Angeles 106
• October 31, 2017 – Los Angeles 113 vs Detroit 93
• February 8, 2017 – Detroit 121 vs Los Angeles 102
• January 15, 2017 – Detroit 102 vs Los Angeles 97
• December 6, 2015 – Detroit 111 vs Los Angeles 91
• November 15, 2015 – Los Angeles 97 vs Detroit 85

Injury Report for Los Angeles

• LeBron James: Deciding Game Time (Abs)
• Anthony Davis: Deciding Game Time (Head of Department)
• Kendrick Nunn: Out (Knee)
• Trevor Ariza: Out (Ankle)

Injury Report for Detroit

• Frank Jackson: Game Time Decision (Ankle)
• Chris Smith: Out (Knee)
• Kelly Olynyk: Out (Knee)