(SportsNetwork. Reilly Smith Jersey .com) - The Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics enter Wednesdays showdown at TD Garden with a combined 14 straight losses. The Pistons have lost nine in a row and the Celtics are winless in the past five games. Detroit lost all four games on its recent homestand and was handed a 106-96 defeat by Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Bryant had 10 turnovers and 12 points for Los Angeles, which had a 35-20 scoring advantage in the third quarter. Josh Smith paced the Pistons with 18 points and 10 rebounds, D.J. Augustin scored 13 points off the bench and Andre Drummond pulled down 13 rebounds. Greg Monroe had 10 boards for the Pistons, who havent won since Nov. 14 at Oklahoma City. We have enough talent to win games, but we dont have enough talent to overcome lack of effort, said Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy. Detroit will try to stop a three-game road losing streak and is only 1-7 away from The Palace this season. After visiting the Celtics, the Pistons will start a three-game homestand versus Philadelphia, Oklahoma City and Portland. The Celtics are back home for three straight games versus Detroit, the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington. They suffered a 109-105 loss in Atlanta on Tuesday, as Jeff Green led the way with 25 points and Jared Sullinger finished with 22. Avery Bradley scored 18 points and Rajon Rondo collected two points, 19 assists and 12 rebounds for Boston. Boston shot 48.8 percent and hit on 12-of-23 3-pointers, but turned the ball over 23 times for 28 Atlanta points. They were the aggressor. They were more physical, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said. The game honors the more physical team, time and time again. The Celtics are 2-7 at home and winless in six straight at TD Garden. Detroit took three of four meetings with Boston last season and has won seven of the past nine games in this series. Jamie McGinn Jersey . They kicked off the still-going trend of host cities winning the Grey Cup and sent Hall of Fame head coach Wally Buono to the front office a champion. Aaron Ekblad Jersey . "You hate when they score," he said with some distaste at the thought. "You take pride in it.Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Kobe Bryant scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings 98-95 on Tuesday night. Bryant is 31 points away from passing Michael Jordan for third place on the NBAs all-time scoring list. His final two points of the night came after he sunk a pair of free throws with 15.6 seconds left for a 98-95 advantage, and the Kings never got a good look from beyond the arc. They settled for a Nik Stauskas step-through 3- pointer from the top of the arc, which clanked off the front of the rim. Carlos Boozer posted 15 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who had dropped seven of their last nine games coming in. I just wanted to keep us in it, Bryant said. Down the stretch we were active defensively. We made steals and our energy carried us through. Darren Collison had 26 points and six assists, while Rudy Gay added 23 points for Sacramento, which has lost six of its last eight contests. We defended well, but offensively we had a lack of execution down the stretch, Kings coach Michael Malone said. The Lakers trailed 88-881 with 8:42 left before Wesley Johnson knocked down a left wing triple to cap a 6-0 spurt to get them within 88-87 with 4:34 to go. MacKenzie Weegar Jersey. . Bryants trey with 2:16 on the clock tied it at 92-92. A possession later, Bryant threaded the needle with a one-handed pass from the top of the arc which found Jordan Hill inside, and his layup put the Lakers in front, 94-93, with 1:39 to go. Collison drove in from the right wing with a nifty left-handed reverse with 42.9 ticks remaining, but two Bryant free throws with 34.4 to play staked LA to a 96-95 edge. Earlier, the Kings led 29-24 after a quarter of play and headed into the locker room with a 55-46 cushion at the break. Collison nailed a jumper in the waning seconds of the third and Sacramento headed into the fourth with an 81-78 advantage. Game Notes Bryant came in averaging an NBA-best 25.2 points per game despite shooting a career-worst 38.9 percent from the field ... Los Angeles improved to 3-9 at Staples Center this season ... LA netted 21 points off 16 Sacramento turnovers and committed just five giveaways. Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Hoodies China NFL Hoodies Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Camo China NFL Jerseys Wholesale NFL Hoodies ' ' '
(SportsNetwork. Reilly Smith Jersey .com) - The Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics enter Wednesdays showdown at TD Garden with a combined 14 straight losses. The Pistons have lost nine in a row and the Celtics are winless in the past five games. Detroit lost all four games on its recent homestand and was handed a 106-96 defeat by Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Bryant had 10 turnovers and 12 points for Los Angeles, which had a 35-20 scoring advantage in the third quarter. Josh Smith paced the Pistons with 18 points and 10 rebounds, D.J. Augustin scored 13 points off the bench and Andre Drummond pulled down 13 rebounds. Greg Monroe had 10 boards for the Pistons, who havent won since Nov. 14 at Oklahoma City. We have enough talent to win games, but we dont have enough talent to overcome lack of effort, said Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy. Detroit will try to stop a three-game road losing streak and is only 1-7 away from The Palace this season. After visiting the Celtics, the Pistons will start a three-game homestand versus Philadelphia, Oklahoma City and Portland. The Celtics are back home for three straight games versus Detroit, the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington. They suffered a 109-105 loss in Atlanta on Tuesday, as Jeff Green led the way with 25 points and Jared Sullinger finished with 22. Avery Bradley scored 18 points and Rajon Rondo collected two points, 19 assists and 12 rebounds for Boston. Boston shot 48.8 percent and hit on 12-of-23 3-pointers, but turned the ball over 23 times for 28 Atlanta points. They were the aggressor. They were more physical, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said. The game honors the more physical team, time and time again. The Celtics are 2-7 at home and winless in six straight at TD Garden. Detroit took three of four meetings with Boston last season and has won seven of the past nine games in this series. Jamie McGinn Jersey . They kicked off the still-going trend of host cities winning the Grey Cup and sent Hall of Fame head coach Wally Buono to the front office a champion. Aaron Ekblad Jersey . "You hate when they score," he said with some distaste at the thought. "You take pride in it.Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Kobe Bryant scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings 98-95 on Tuesday night. Bryant is 31 points away from passing Michael Jordan for third place on the NBAs all-time scoring list. His final two points of the night came after he sunk a pair of free throws with 15.6 seconds left for a 98-95 advantage, and the Kings never got a good look from beyond the arc. They settled for a Nik Stauskas step-through 3- pointer from the top of the arc, which clanked off the front of the rim. Carlos Boozer posted 15 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who had dropped seven of their last nine games coming in. I just wanted to keep us in it, Bryant said. Down the stretch we were active defensively. We made steals and our energy carried us through. Darren Collison had 26 points and six assists, while Rudy Gay added 23 points for Sacramento, which has lost six of its last eight contests. We defended well, but offensively we had a lack of execution down the stretch, Kings coach Michael Malone said. The Lakers trailed 88-881 with 8:42 left before Wesley Johnson knocked down a left wing triple to cap a 6-0 spurt to get them within 88-87 with 4:34 to go. MacKenzie Weegar Jersey. . Bryants trey with 2:16 on the clock tied it at 92-92. A possession later, Bryant threaded the needle with a one-handed pass from the top of the arc which found Jordan Hill inside, and his layup put the Lakers in front, 94-93, with 1:39 to go. Collison drove in from the right wing with a nifty left-handed reverse with 42.9 ticks remaining, but two Bryant free throws with 34.4 to play staked LA to a 96-95 edge. Earlier, the Kings led 29-24 after a quarter of play and headed into the locker room with a 55-46 cushion at the break. Collison nailed a jumper in the waning seconds of the third and Sacramento headed into the fourth with an 81-78 advantage. Game Notes Bryant came in averaging an NBA-best 25.2 points per game despite shooting a career-worst 38.9 percent from the field ... Los Angeles improved to 3-9 at Staples Center this season ... LA netted 21 points off 16 Sacramento turnovers and committed just five giveaways. Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Hoodies China NFL Hoodies Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Camo China NFL Jerseys Wholesale NFL Hoodies ' ' '