The Pistons can't afford to keep digging themselves into holes – and the Lakers exposed why

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Detroit Pistons60-22 last season · No. 1 in the EastRoster, schedule and depth chart →Los Angeles Lakers53-29 last season · No. 4 in the WestRoster, schedule and depth chart →

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