A great game by Kay led Detroit to a 98-87 defeat of LA Lakers. Although LA Lakers certainly planned for Kay in their pre-game strategy, stopping him during the game turned out to be more of a challenge. "We thought we knew how to beat Detroit, but we were dead wrong," said LA Lakers coach Andreas Helmle. "We figured we'd try to put them out of their game plan and try to limit Kay's effectiveness, but it simply didn't happen - he was just too good."

Said Kay, "I knew I had a target on my back, and took it as a challenge. If they're going to change their game plan to stop me, it gives me that much more desire to step up and perservere. Anyway, they know what I can do now, so we'll see if they dare try this strategy again." Tune in next time.

Detroit was led by Kay (23 points, 5 boards, 1 assists), Graham (26 points, 5 boards, 0 assists), Fox (16 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks). LA Lakers was led by Monroe (12 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, a steal, a block), Covington (18 points, 8 boards, 0 assists, a steal), Washington (7 points, 11 assists, a steal).

Detroit have been victorious in the past 8 games and jump to 25-6 and 14-3 at home. They stay at #1 in the Central and stay at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. LA Lakers are now 11-20 with this loss. They stay at #4 in the Pacific and stay at #14 overall in the Western Conference.

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