Detroit took some time to decompress and then got an unexpected boost from a previously little-used role player, showing off its depth.

The Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers 128-106 on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Cade Cunningham had 27 points and 11 assists and Marcus Sasser added 19 points and five assists off the bench.

The Lakers' high energy and effort carried over to the second half, immediately jumping out to a 13-2 run to open the second half. A big reason for that run was thanks to guard Nick Smith Jr. starting off hot, hitting his first seven shots, four coming from 3-pointers, where he, at one point, had 18 points in 10 minutes played.

Nick Smith Jr. scores 21 points off the bench as Luka Doncic and LeBron James lead the Lakers to a 125-101 victory over the Kings for a much-needed win.

At the courtside during the Lakers vs Kings game, Luka Doncic was talking about a contract to Dennis Schroder that he reportedly turned down.

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The Lakers got blown out again Tuesday, letting a close game devolve into a 128-106 loss to the Detroit Pistons, the Lakers' sixth 20-point loss this season.