Lakers VS Pistons Live Stream: Watch Online Free 10:40 ET Kobe Cleared To Practice, Not Ready To Play As L.A. Looks For W Without Him
Lakers vs Pistons live stream: Watch online free 10:40 ET for the first of two meetings this 2013 NBA season.
With the news that Kobe Bryant has been cleared to practice, the 4-7 Lakers look to pick up some positive momentum vs the 3-5 Pistons. Bryant is not ready to play in a real game just yet. Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni said he is unsure of when he'll make his 2013 NBA season debut, though watch the free live stream online as the team looks to snap a two-gamel osing streak.
"We know that he's capable," D'Antoni said to ESPN.com. "It's just going to be a process to get him back. He's a presence, no doubt, and we need that presence, especially at the end of games. But again, we got games to win and there's going to be a bunch of them before he comes back, so we're going to have to do our business."
L.A. dropped its second game in a row, this time only by three points against good Memphis Grizzlies team.
"We played a hard-nose game the entire time and they took a close one," Pau Gasol, who had 10 points and 13 boards. "We played as hard as we could and hopefully that will be enough to get a win against Detroit (in) our next home game."
"Kobe's not out there to bail us out, but we have good players on this team and everyone is confident in one another," said guard Jodie Meeks, who leads the team with 13.2 points per contest. "It's frustrating, but we're not panicking."
After dropping four in a row, Detroit defeated the Sacramento Kings by seven points. Josh Smith led the way with 21 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, five steals and four blocks.
"He was spectacular," coach Maurice Cheeks told the team's official website. "In order for us to be really good, this is the way Josh has to play and he's capable of doing this. He was really, really good."
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