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Lakers rally past Pistons for key win
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The Los Angeles Lakers capped an encouraging weekend with a much-needed National Basketball Association win on Sunday, using a 16-0 second-half scoring run to down Detroit 114-99.
The struggling Lakers had dropped two straight and four of their last five going into the contest in Los Angeles.
They were buoyed on Saturday by superstar Kobe Bryant’s return to practice for the first time since he tore his left Achilles tendon on April 12.
After Bryant took part in some shooting drills, Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni found himself fielding questions as to Bryant’s expected return.
The coach said it was too soon to say. “I know why there’s anticipation, but it’s too early.”
Bryant, who recently said he was stepping up his fitness training, discussed his progress with sharpening his on-court skills in an interview for NBA TV.
“The fadeaway still works, the ball-handling and being able to post,” he said. “Those are things that I can do right now.”
But with the time-frame for his return to competition still uncertain, Sunday’s performance was welcome evidence the Lakers can find ways to win without him.
Jordan Hill had 24 points and 17 rebounds. Steve Blake handed out 16 assists, while Nick Young and Jodie Meeks scored 19 points each.
The Lakers engineered a 16-0 scoring run spanning the third and fourth quarters, holding the Pistons without a basket for more than five minutes.
Brandon Jennings scored 23 points with 14 assists, while Andre Drummond added 14 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit, which has lost five of its last six games.
Elsewhere, it was: Trail Blazers 118, Raptors 110 (in overtime) and Grizzlies 97, Kings 86.
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