The Los Angeles Lakers had been thriving since trading for Luka Dončić, climbing all the way to the No. 2 seed in the West.

With 16 games remaining on the schedule, the Detroit Pistons sit in a virtual tie with the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers for fourth in the East.

Los Angeles were one of the hottest teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning eight in a row, before losing back-to-back road games against the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets. They ...