DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) — Tayshaun Prince hit the winning basket with four seconds left in the fourth quarter and Kobe Bryant committed 11 turnovers as Detroit rallied for a 90-89 win over Los Angeles Thursday.
It was the ninth consecutive defeat in Detroit for the Lakers, who haven't captured a win here since January 8, 2002.
In the fourth, Bryant connected on a 20-foot jumper with 1:25 remaining to give Los Angeles an 88-85 edge, but All-Star Chauncey Billups scored on a layup on the next possession to keep it a one-point game.
After both teams came away empty-handed, Ronny Turiaf split a pair of free throws after getting fouled on a dunk attempt with 17 seconds left as the Lakers went ahead 89-87.
Prince grabbed Rasheed Wallace's missed jumper and fed Billups, who drove and kicked it back out to Prince for the game-winning 3-pointer from the left corner.
Los Angeles had a chance to win it, but Bryant was unable to get the ball in the waning moments and Lamar Odom misfired from the baseline at the buzzer.
Bryant had an unscripted triple-double with 39 points, 10 rebounds and a season-worst 11 turnovers in the Lakers' first stop on their nine-game road trip.
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