Through two games this week, the Detroit Pistons are 19-for-70 on 3-pointers. That's 27.1%. It’s not a recipe for success. Generally. But the Pistons are in the midst of their best week of basketball in more than a calendar year, despite the poor outside ...

There hasn't really been any middle ground for them so far this year, and after Monday's loss to the Detroit Pistons, Anthony Davis was transparent about it. He said the Lakers are "just two different teams right now" and that they "can’t continue to do this" if they are to have a successful season.

The reasoning could be the Lakers were on the fourth game of a five-game, 11-day road trip. It could be that despite not being too far apart in the average ages of their teams (24.278 vs. 25.285), the Detroit Pistons are equipped with more speed and athleticism,