Last night a funny thing happened to the "Undefeated" Los Angeles Lakers. After getting spanked last night by the Detroit Pistons, the Lakes changed their name to the "formerly undefeated" Los Angeles Lakers. The final score of 106-95 does not indicated how embarrsing it really was as the Lakers finally start playing elite NBA teams.
The new-look Detroit Pistons still have the Los Angeles Lakers' number.
Rasheed Wallace had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Allen Iverson added 25 points and the Pistons handed the Lakers their first loss of the season, 106-95 Friday night
The win was the Pistons' eighth in the last 10 meetings.
Kobe Bryant scored 29 points for the Lakers, but went 12-of-30 from the floor.
"We just played a good all-around game," Iverson said after the Pistons won for the third time since his arrival from Denver five games ago. "It's just about playing basketball, understanding what we want to do on the basketball court.
"We didn't feel like it would take long, but we knew it would be kind of shaky in the beginning because I'm a totally different player than Chauncey Billups. I'm a lot more aggressive when it comes to driving to the basket, so my teammates have to know what spot I want them to be in to be able to create shots for them."
In winning their first seven, the Lakers had averaged a league-high 104.7 points and held opponents to a league-low 86.7.
The Pistons obviously beat them on both ends of the court, with Los Angeles becoming the final NBA team to lose this season.
"We just played defense," Iverson said. "We made them take tough, contested shots. When they missed, we got out and ran and took advantage. On the offensive end, we just attacked all night."
Bryant said the Pistons presented a "matchup issue" for the Lakers' defense.
"With Rasheed Wallace at the 5, and his ability to stretch the floor, it opened up the lanes for the guards," Bryant said. "We didn't shoot particularly well, but those guys were hot, too, in the first half and third quarter and kept us at bay.
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