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Spurs set season-high, blitz short-handed Pistons, 144-109
Read full article: Spurs set season-high, blitz short-handed Pistons, 144-109Keldon Johnson scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs had their highest-scoring game of the season to beat short-handed Detroit 144-109, extending the Pistonsā road skid to 10.
LeBron ejected after bloodying Stewart, Lakers beat Pistons
Read full article: LeBron ejected after bloodying Stewart, Lakers beat PistonsLeBron James was ejected early in the third quarter after drawing blood by hitting Isaiah Stewart in the face, leaving Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook to rally the Los Angeles Lakers to a 121-116 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
Spurs beat Pistons 106-91 to snap 5-game home skid
Read full article: Spurs beat Pistons 106-91 to snap 5-game home skidDerrick White had 26 points, Jakob Poeltl added 17 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 106-91 on Thursday night to snap a five-game home losing streak.
Pistons hand Rockets franchise-worst 19th straight loss
Read full article: Pistons hand Rockets franchise-worst 19th straight lossHouston Rockets guard Victor Oladipo (7) shoots as Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart (28) defends during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 19, 2021, in Houston. (Troy Taromina/Pool Photo via AP)HOUSTON ā Frank Jackson had a season-high 23 points and the Detroit Pistons handed the Houston Rockets their franchise-record 19th straight loss, 113-100 on Friday night. The injury-plagued Rockets were playing just their fourth game of the season where Christian Wood, Victor Oladipo and John Wall were all available. Wall had 21 points and seven assists, Oladipo had 19 points, and Wood 18 points and 11 rebounds. Rockets: Wall was charged with a flagrant foul on a second-quarter collision with Frank Jackson and later received a technical foul for arguing with officials in the third quarter.
James, Davis back on court for Lakers as season draws near
Read full article: James, Davis back on court for Lakers as season draws nearThe Lakers, who beat Miami to win the championship Oct. 11, start the new season against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. Also on Wednesday, Chicago beat Oklahoma City 124-103, and Portland played at Denver. BULLS 124, THUNDER 103At Oklahoma City, the Bulls took control in the second quarter and didnāt let up. LaVine scored 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting in the first quarter while Gilgeous-Alexander scored 11 for Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City couldnāt get into a flow, but part of that was because first-year coach Mark Daigneault gave minutes to 13 players.