Daniss Jenkins scored a career-high 30 points, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-110 for their fourth straight win.
Jenkins’ 13-foot step-back jumper answered Austin Reaves’ floater and put the Pistons back ahead for good with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Luka Dončić missed a 33-foot fadeaway 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 10. Jenkins scored 8 of the Pistons’ 10 on 2 for 3 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Kevin Huerter had 2 steals, and the Pistons scored 2 points off them.
Jalen Duren had 20 points (10 in the paint) and 11 rebounds.
For the Lakers, Dončić had 32 points, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Reaves added 24 points (14 in the third quarter).
The Lakers committed 13 turnovers to the Pistons’ 11.