L.A. Lakers 93 Detroit 102.

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January 29, 2006 Palace of Auburn Hills-Attendance: 22,076 (22,076)
Time: 2:28

L.A. Lakers 93 Detroit 102
Final 1 2 3 4 T
L.A. Lakers 16 31 16 30 93
Detroit 25 31 28 18 102


Officials: Joe Forte - Derrick Collins - Derek Richardson

Lakers(23-20)

Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
L. Odom 36 4-10 0-1 1-5 4 8 3 8 1 0 4 9
K. Brown 19 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 2 1 1 3 2
C. Mihm 32 6-12 0-0 4-6 3 14 1 0 0 2 2 16
K. Bryant 42 12-28 3-11 12-14 0 6 3 3 1 0 3 39
S. Parker 37 4-12 0-4 1-2 1 5 1 1 2 0 3 9
B. Cook 19 3-9 0-0 3-3 2 3 1 1 0 0 4 9
L. Walton 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 3 0 0 0 4 2
S. Vujacic 19 2-4 0-2 1-1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 5
D. Green 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
D. George 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 0
A. Bynum DNP - Coach's Decision
V. Wafer DNP - Coach's Decision

Totals 228 34-81 3-19 22-31 14 46 14 17 7 3 28 93
Percentages: .420 .158 .710 Team Rebounds: 12



Pistons(37-5)

Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
T. Prince 34 7-14 2-4 3-4 0 3 6 3 2 0 2 19
R. Wallace 41 9-21 2-11 4-5 2 8 5 0 2 3 3 24
B. Wallace 38 4-8 0-0 6-11 7 13 2 0 2 0 3 14
R. Hamilton 37 9-23 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 20
C. Billups 41 2-10 1-5 5-5 0 4 6 6 1 0 3 10
C. Delfino 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
A. McDyess 17 4-4 0-0 1-4 3 10 0 0 0 0 3 9
M. Evans 16 2-3 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
D. Davis DNP - Coach's Decision
J. Maxiell DNP - Coach's Decision
D. Milicic DNP - Coach's Decision

Totals 228 37-83 5-22 23-33 13 44 23 10 8 3 20 102
Percentages: .446 .227 .697 Team Rebounds: 10




Lakers Pistons
Fast Break Points 8 6
Points in the Paint 36 40
Second Chance Points 19 18
Points Scored off Turnovers 18 10
Biggest Lead 2 22

Lead Changes 2 - Times Tied 3

Player Infraction Qtr - Time
Richard Hamilton - Detroit technical 3 - 1:01




Leading scorers
Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant 39, Chris Mihm 16, Brian Cook 9, Lamar Odom 9,
Smush Parker 9, Sasha Vujacic 5, Kwame Brown 2, Devin Green 2, Luke
Walton 2
Detroit: Rasheed Wallace 24, Richard Hamilton 20, Tayshaun Prince 19,
Ben Wallace 14, Chauncey Billups 10, Antonio McDyess 9, Maurice Evans 6
Leading rebounders
Los Angeles: Chris Mihm 14, Lamar Odom 8, Kobe Bryant 6, Smush Parker
5, Kwame Brown 4, Brian Cook 3, Devean George 2, Sasha Vujacic 2, Luke
Walton 2
Detroit: Ben Wallace 13, Antonio McDyess 10, Rasheed Wallace 8,
Chauncey Billups 4, Carlos Delfino 3, Richard Hamilton 3, Tayshaun
Prince 3


Game notes
Starting lineups
Los Angeles: Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown, Chris Mihm, Smush Parker, Kobe
Bryant
Detroit: Rasheed Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace, Richard
Hamilton, Chauncey Billups


Pistons 102, Lakers 93

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Pistons were undaunted by the Los
Angeles Lakers when they had two stars.

So, they're certainly confident their team concept will be successful
against them now with only Kobe Bryant in purple and gold.

Rasheed Wallace paced five Pistons in double figures with 24 points and
Detroit pulled away in the third quarter on its way to a 102-93 victory
over the Lakers on Sunday night.

Bryant had 39 points on 12-of-28 shooting, a week after scoring 81 - the
second-highest point total in NBA history.

We feel as though we have five superstars, Detroit's Richard Hamilton
said. If we want one guy to go out there and average 30, we can do that.
But we know what we want at the end, a championship, and we know one guy
can't guard five guys.

In the 2004 NBA Finals, the Pistons dominated Los Angeles - with Bryant
and Shaquille O'Neal - in five games for the title with the same
starters they have this season. New coach Flip Saunders has made a good
defensive team equally effective on offense.

They just have more sets now and more options, Bryant said. They are
looser.

With its season-high 11th straight win, Detroit improved to an NBA-best
37-5 and tied the fourth-best record through 42 games in NBA history.

The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls and the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers started
39-3. The 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers were 38-4, followed by the Pistons,
along with the 1996-97 and 1991-92 Bulls.

Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who led those three Bulls teams, said the
Pistons remind him of Chicago's team a decade ago that won a
league-record 72 games because they're winning with ease. Jackson said
the Pistons could have 70 victories if they don't have injuries.

We figured no one would break it for another 30 years, just like it took
for the Lakers' record to be broken, Jackson said. So, it is surprising
Detroit is pushing for it.

The Pistons have said - and repeated often - they're not interested in
chasing regular-season records.

Detroit is motivated, however, to have the league's best record to
secure home-court advantage throughout the playoffs after losing Game 7
of the NBA Finals at San Antonio last season.

It won't be fun or breathtaking until the end of the season, Wallace
said.

The Lakers are still reeling from their decision to deal O'Neal to the
Miami Heat two years ago, leaving Bryant with a lackluster supporting
cast. Jackson's return after a year away from basketball has not managed
to make much of a difference.

Chris Mihm, Bryant's only teammate with more than nine points, had 16
points and 14 rebounds.

Bryant, the league's leading scorer, did get loose for a 17-point second
quarter against reserve Maurice Evans.

It didn't matter if (Bryant) had 50, 40, 20, 10 - the idea was for us to
win, Saunders said. The idea was not to try to expose our defense where
all the sudden, you have other guys that have career games.

Los Angeles had won two straight and five of its previous seven games.

Detroit's entire starting lineup scored in double figures: Hamilton
(20), Tayshaun Prince (19), Ben Wallace (14) and Chauncey Billups (10).
Reserve Antonio McDyess added nine points and 10 rebounds in just 17
minutes.

Three Pistons had at least five assists, two more than any Laker. Ben
Wallace grabbed 13 rebounds and Rasheed Wallace blocked three shots.

Detroit turned the game into a rout with an 18-4 run midway through the
third quarter, giving them a 78-57 lead. The Lakers made a late surge to
cut their deficit to single digits with 1:22, but it was much too late.

Detroit made a lot of wide-open baskets with good ball movement, finding
gaps all over the court.

Some of our players didn't look ready to play, Jackson said.

The Pistons have won four straight regular-season games against the
Lakers for the first time since the 1973-74 season.

What rivalry? Rasheed Wallace asked. It might have been one back in the
day with Joe D, Magic, Kareem and those guys.

Notes: Lakers PG Smush Parker had to fly coach to Detroit - with luggage
for a seven-game trip - because he overslept and missed his flight. ...
Faces in the crowd included former Detroit Lions coaches Steve Mariucci
and Wayne Fontes along with Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and athletic
director Bill Martin, both guests of Pistons owner Bill Davidson. When
Mariucci was asked if he planned to take time off from coaching, he
said: A long time off. ... Billups was cut on the chin in the fourth
quarter, and play was stopped to give him a new jersey. When he changed
jerseys, hundreds of women in the crowd squealed, leading to teammates
teasing him during the ensuing timeout.

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