Lakers' Vulnerabilities Exposed In 115-103 Loss to Pistons. Anthony Davis Hurting. Christie Benched for Reddish?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

When they visited the Cavaliers in Cleveland last week, the Lakers were thoroughly outclassed. The Cavs were faster to the ball, played with more "want," and generally speaking made the Lakers look bad. But, to be fair, the Cavs are undefeated this season. They've made a lot of teams look bad.

Detroit? Not so much.

But Monday, the Pistons used the same formula to drop the Lakers to 4-3, beating LA 115-103 in Detroit. The home team was quicker to every ball, much more explosive in the open court, and punished the Lakers on the glass and in transition. The difference in that explosiveness was particularly obvious when looking at backcourt players. Meanwhile, the Lakers bench was again wildly unproductive and uncharacteristically unenergetic (is that a word?) to the point that JJ Redick essentially pulled the plug on Max Christie (five minutes) and later, Dalton Knecht as well (only nine) in favor of Cam Reddish, who didn't score any points but. provided energy and at least some defensive resistance.

What happens next is anyone's guess, but the way Christie has played, he likely hasn't built up a ton of leeway. But even if Reddish plays, and provides a boost to the defense, he's not going to address the bench's total lack of punch. The Lakers are relying on Knecht, maybe Christie, and hope that eventually someone like Christian Wood can bring a little offense.

Meanwhile, Anthony Davis is clearly beat up. He's carrying the team, putting up MVP numbers, but the Lakers aren't taking full advantage.

Much to think about as the NBA goes dark for election day.

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HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: The Lakers lose in Detroit.
SEGMENT 2: This loss exposed weaknesses in the team that could be hard to address.
SEGMENT 3: AD is banged up, and the bench may not have answers.

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