Next Game: Pistons - 11/06 vs. Den | Lakers - 11/07 vs. Uta

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol have raised enough championship trophies to realize they really shouldn't be getting excited about any win in the first week of November. After the Los Angeles Lakers stumbled through the past five weeks without winning any games anywhere, Kobe and Pau figured it's fine to enjoy a small victory. Dwight Howard scored 28 points, Bryant had 15 points and eight assists, and the Lakers finally got their first victory of the...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sun 11/4	LAL	LAL 108-79
Sun 2/3	Det	LAL 98-97

Game Stats

Pistons (0-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T. Prince, F 24 2 0 1 9 J. Maxiell, F 19 6 0 2 8 G. Monroe, C 26 7 1 2 8 B. Knight, G 23 1 6 0 2 R. Stuckey, G 25 1 3 2 0 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Jerebko 29 2 2 1 18 K. Singler 26 5 2 5 11 W. Bynum 25 1 5 2 10 K. English 20 1 0 3 8 A. Drummond 22 7 0 2 5 A. Daye 0 0 0 0 0 V. Kravtsov 0 0 0 0 0 C. Villanueva 0 0 0 0 0 C. Maggette 0 0 0 0 0 K. Middleton 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (1-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Howard, C 33 7 0 1 28 M. World Peace, F 30 5 4 1 18 K. Bryant, G 32 7 8 4 15 P. Gasol, F 33 5 2 3 14 S. Blake, G 30 5 6 2 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Hill 19 7 0 2 11 A. Jamison 19 5 1 1 6 D. Morris 15 1 2 0 6 D. Ebanks 12 3 1 2 2 R. Sacre 7 0 0 3 2 C. Duhon 4 1 3 0 0 J. Meeks 4 0 0 0 0 E. Clark 2 0 0 1 0 D. Johnson-Odom 0 0 0 0 0 S. Nash 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Pistons Date Player Injury 4/7 J. Calderon, PG Right triceps strain 4/5 C. Maggette, F Broken nose 4/1 J. Maxiell, PF Detached retina

Lakers Date Player Injury 4/26 S. Nash, PG Strained right hamstring 4/26 S. Blake, PG Strained right hamstring 4/24 J. Meeks, SG Sprained left ankle 4/13 K. Bryant, SG Left achilles

Player News

Pistons Charlie Villanueva (DET - Power Forward) News: Villanueva picked up his $8.5-million contract option with the Pistons for the 2013-14 season, the Detroit Free Press reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Andre Drummond (DET - Forward-Center) News: Drummond is expected to work with Hall-of-Fame big man Hakeem Olajuwon this offseason, the Detroit Free Press reports.  (RotoWire - May 12, 2013)

Lakers Dwight Howard (LAL - Center) News: Howard noted that his back and shoulder feel better since he has been resting them.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Dwight Howard (LAL - Center) News: Howard may be pursued by the Mavs, who are expected to attempt to save cap space by trading the 13th pick, ESPN reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol is expected to make a full recovery from his knee procedures Thursday and will return to basketball activities in about 12 weeks.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013)