DETROIT — — Cade Cunningham had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his third career triple-double and the Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-103 on Monday night.

Jaden Ivey matched a season high with 26 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points, Tobias Harris had 15 points and Jalen Duren had 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Anthony Davis scored 37 points for Los Angeles and LeBron James had 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Davis appeared to hurt his left ankle late in the fourth quarter but stayed in the game.

Austin Reaves added 17 points on 7-of-17 shooting for the Lakers.

Detroit got off to a strong start, leading 33-22 after one quarter and maintaining control of the game all night.

Takeaways

Lakers: Davis may be off to the best start of his career. He entered the game averaging an NBA-high 31.8 points and was ahead of his scoring pace early, scoring nine points in each of the first two quarters. The 31-year-old center went 13 of 23 from the field and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Two hours before the game, he was one of two Lakers working on his shot.

Pistons: After leading the league in losses in each of the past two seasons, Detroit is showing signs of improvement under first-year coach JB Bickerstaff. The Pistons have won three games, a total they didn’t reach until December 30 last year. Detroit has won three of four games, a relative success it had only once last season, from March 7 to 13.

Key moment

Ivey made a 3-pointer and a jumper late in the game, both thanks to assists from Cunningham, to seal the victory.

Key stat

Detroit defeated Los Angeles 55-37 and had a 22-13 advantage in second-chance points.

Next

The Lakers conclude a five-game trip in Memphis on Wednesday night. The Pistons are in Charlotte on Wednesday night.

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