NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking points from Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons

#2 Detroit Pistons are vulnerable when it comes to scoring

Blake Griffin while driving up the basket vs Los Angeles Lakers

Griffin didn't have a great game himself, scoring 15 points on 3-of-12 shooting.

Detroit's rise to 6th spot in the Eastern Conference has come as a surprise to many after they dropped down to as low as 11th spot before the All-Star break. What has bothered the team all season long is the scoring and rebounding consistency.

In the last two losses against the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets this was clearly visible where the Pistons managed to average only 74.5 points on 31.0 percent shooting and 22.5 percent from 3-point range.

Though the Pistons managed to beat the Lakers, it has to taken into account that the Lakers were heavily undermanned with six of their top players out of the game. Their top scorers, Blake Griffin (3-12), Reggie Jackson (6-19), Ish Smith (3-8) struggled from the field.

Langston Galloway came off the bench with breakout 23 points on 8-10 shooting and 4-of-6 from the 3-points line.

Blake Griffin was rather subdued after his team's victory over the undermanned Lakers.

''I don't know that we've had the right spirit over this stretch of games,'' Griffin said. ''Even tonight, we put together a win, but I don't think we've been great.''