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He might know what to expect, now that he has played once against Kobe Bryant, but it won't be any easier for rookie forward Jonas Jerebko.
The Pistons, coming off a 0-3 road trip, will try to extend a five-game home winning streak against the defending NBA champion L.A. Lakers today. Bryant torched the Pistons for 40 points in a 106-93 victory in Los Angeles on Nov. 17.
"Before the game, you think about it a little bit," Jerebko said after the Pistons practiced Saturday. "But when you're out there, I don't even think about who I'm guarding or what name it is.
"Everybody knows what Kobe does. He does a little bit of everything."
Pistons coach John Kuester said a number of players will have to take the challenge of defending Bryant, including Jerebko.
"Austin Daye and DaJuan Summers are two others that are going to have to take that challenge," Kuester said.
"Jonas always works hard and does a great job, night in and night out, of bringing us energy. It's a challenge. Every night's a challenge for him. He had (Kevin) Durant last night, and now turn around and have Kobe and (Ron) Artest."
Bryant isn't the Lakers' only weapon. The Lakers outrebounded the Pistons, 44-32, and that was with Pau Gasol out with a hamstring injury.
INJURY UPDATE: Richard Hamilton (ankle) and Tayshaun Prince (back) remain out. Charlie Villanueva, who injured his right heel in the first half of Friday's 109-98 loss at Oklahoma City, will play against the Lakers, but Ben Gordon (ankle) is questionable.
"I'm just working with Arnie (Kander) every day and going off what he suggests," Gordon said, referring to the Pistons' strength and conditioning coach. "Hopefully I'll be ready by tomorrow. It's feeling stronger each day, but just taking it day by day right now."
Gordon said he's working to strengthen the ankle before he returns.
For Hamilton, dealing with a right hamstring injury after missing most of the season with an ankle injury is frustrating.
"When you think you're back, and then something happens, it's one of them things that's hard to get over," Hamilton said. "You want to be out there. You want to be out there fighting with your guys and playing and things like that. And I've never been injured like this in my whole career. So it's frustrating."
He might know what to expect, now that he has played once against Kobe Bryant, but it won't be any easier for rookie forward Jonas Jerebko.
The Pistons, coming off a 0-3 road trip, will try to extend a five-game home winning streak against the defending NBA champion L.A. Lakers today. Bryant torched the Pistons for 40 points in a 106-93 victory in Los Angeles on Nov. 17.
"Before the game, you think about it a little bit," Jerebko said after the Pistons practiced Saturday. "But when you're out there, I don't even think about who I'm guarding or what name it is.
"Everybody knows what Kobe does. He does a little bit of everything."
Pistons coach John Kuester said a number of players will have to take the challenge of defending Bryant, including Jerebko.
"Austin Daye and DaJuan Summers are two others that are going to have to take that challenge," Kuester said.
"Jonas always works hard and does a great job, night in and night out, of bringing us energy. It's a challenge. Every night's a challenge for him. He had (Kevin) Durant last night, and now turn around and have Kobe and (Ron) Artest."
Bryant isn't the Lakers' only weapon. The Lakers outrebounded the Pistons, 44-32, and that was with Pau Gasol out with a hamstring injury.
INJURY UPDATE: Richard Hamilton (ankle) and Tayshaun Prince (back) remain out. Charlie Villanueva, who injured his right heel in the first half of Friday's 109-98 loss at Oklahoma City, will play against the Lakers, but Ben Gordon (ankle) is questionable.
"I'm just working with Arnie (Kander) every day and going off what he suggests," Gordon said, referring to the Pistons' strength and conditioning coach. "Hopefully I'll be ready by tomorrow. It's feeling stronger each day, but just taking it day by day right now."
Gordon said he's working to strengthen the ankle before he returns.
For Hamilton, dealing with a right hamstring injury after missing most of the season with an ankle injury is frustrating.
"When you think you're back, and then something happens, it's one of them things that's hard to get over," Hamilton said. "You want to be out there. You want to be out there fighting with your guys and playing and things like that. And I've never been injured like this in my whole career. So it's frustrating."
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