Not long after the Detroit Pistons took on the Brooklyn Nets, they will face the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night for the second game of a back-to-back set.

On Sunday, the Pistons took on a surging Nets team while coming off a disappointing loss to the New York Knicks. Despite Brooklyn looking like they were heating up, the Pistons managed to get back into the winners column for a second time last week.

Cade Cunningham led the way with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists. Tobias Harris was right behind him with 18 points, five rebounds and six assists. Overall, the Pistons spread the wealth on the offensive end, with six players reaching double figures in their scoring.

After shutting out the Nets 106-92 on the road, they will host the Lakers.

LA enters Monday night’s game as one of the Western Conference’s top teams to start the year. They enter the matchup with a 4-2 record.

While the Lakers had a few key starters on their injury report, they don’t expect to be without players like Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell.

Detroit looks to snap a seven-game winning streak against the Lakers on Monday. For the past three years, the Pistons have been swept in the two-game series. When the Pistons and Lakers met in Detroit last February, the Lakers defeated them 125-111. The Pistons hope their new-look squad will earn the team’s first win over the Lakers since 2021.

The Pistons will continue to roll out the same lineup on Monday.

While the Pistons’ 2-5 record wasn’t ideal to start the year, they were much more competitive than what their standings in the standings indicate. They will try to keep fighting their way back to .500.