The Los Angeles Lakers downed the struggling Detroit Pistons with relative ease on Tuesday, 125-111. It was a fairly uneventful victory, and the Lakers have won seven of their last 10 games and totally turned around their formerly anemic offense.
It was also the debut of veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie in a purple and gold uniform. Dinwiddie was signed from the buyout market on Saturday, and while it wasn’t an efficient night offensively for him, he had seven assists in 31 minutes.
He is originally from the greater Los Angeles area, and he showed his appreciation for the Lakers fan base after the game. He also reflected on his play and talked about both the good and bad.
“That was fire, that was elite. Obviously, you always wanna play in front of your home city, you always wanna have the crowd behind you. There’s nothing like this fan base.” Spencer Dinwiddie speaks on the home crowd’s energy and getting adjusted to the #LakeShow. pic.twitter.com/iqVsh2S8Qa
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Right away, it is clear Dinwiddie can significantly help the Lakers, even if his shooting efficiency is going to be up and down. He can take pressure off players such as LeBron James and Austin Reaves by taking on ball-handling and facilitating duties while helping to trim James’ workload a little.
