LOS ANGELES (AP) — Malik Beasley scored 21 points, Cade Cunningham had 20 points and 10 assists and the Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 117-114 on Monday night to win the clubs’ season series.

LeBron James scored 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the 120th triple-double of his career, but missed a 3-point attempt just before the buzzer. Only Nikola Jokic (11) has more triple-doubles this season than 39-year-old James (8).

Jaden Ivey scored 18 points for the Pistons, who beat Phoenix and Los Angeles on the road and won back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 17 and just the third time all season. Detroit, which defeated the Lakers at home last month, also has a seven-game road loss to the Lakers since 2017.

Detroit led 117-106 with 2 1/2 minutes to play, but the Lakers scored eight straight points with 46 seconds left, capped by James’ layup. After the Pistons overturned a foul on video review with 28.9 seconds left, Cunningham missed a 3-pointer before James missed his open 30-footer.

Anthony Davis scored 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.

Takeaways

Pistons: Detroit still has some growing to do, but this young group has beaten New York, Miami, Phoenix and the Lakers this month. The Pistons were excited to play on the big stage in Los Angeles and it showed.

Lakers: Their 20 turnovers showed their attention to detail and the Pistons’ 117 points showed their lack of defensive focus.

Key moment

Detroit went on a 16-4 run catalyzed by Ivey and Beasley early in the fourth quarter to break the game.

Key statistics

James made his 847th 3-pointer for the Lakers, passing Derek Fisher for the second-most in franchise history. Only Kobe Bryant (1,827) managed more.

Next

The Lakers visit the Warriors on Christmas. The Pistons are in Sacramento on Thursday.

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