The Detroit Pistons haven’t been the same since the days of Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, and the rest of the ‘Bad Boys 2’ Pistons, but the Los Angeles Lakers have performed admirably as always.

Since the early 2000s, the two bitter rivals have gone in opposite directions, and LeBron James has been a significant cause for Coach Darvin Ham’s team’s recent success.

According to a recent rumor, the Lakers are a possible destination for star guard/forward DeMar DeRozan if the Bulls decide to part ways with him this season. After a dismal performance against Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and the Sixers, the Lakers were slapped with a nasty Brian Windhorst reality check.

On Wednesday night, the Lakers took on the Pistons and completely dominated their ‘old’ opponents from Detroit.

A 133-107 victory for the road warrior Lakers was highlighted by LeBron James’ 25 points and D’Angelo Russell’s 35 points. As an overmatched Pistons team disintegrated at home, Anthony Davis scored 28 points.

For Detroit supporters, the final score emphasized an embarrassing LeBron James statistic that will have them kneeling down to James.

“Yeah, I get it, we suck,” one Pistons fan replied.

Others criticized the stat for not being’real’ in comparison to more established ones such as points or rebounds in general.

The Lakers improved to 11-8 on the season, while Monty Williams and the ‘Stones plummeted to 2-16.

The Lakers’ next game is a road test against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, which comes at a difficult time for Coach Mark Daigneault’s team.

Thunder guard Josh Giddey is the subject of a “active investigation” into inappropriate sexual contact with a kid, which has recently struck several barriers.

For the time being, James and the Lakers are focused on playing their best basketball while keeping the drama off the court.