Lakers vs Pistons: Pre-Game Ramble

The Lakers split last season serieswith the Pistons 1-1.m afterdropping last season's series with the Pistons 0-2 & spliting 1-1 in 2005-06. The Lakers are 7-2 all time against the Pistins at Staples. The Lakers and Pistons have met 5 times in the post season since the Lakers moved to LA, 6 including their time in Minneapolis, with the Lakers going 4-2 in those meetings but just 1-2 @n the NBA Finals.