​For the second straight game, Detroit Pistons second-year guard Chaz Lanier put on an absolute shooting clinic in the Summer League. In the first edition of his long-range prowess, Lanier connected on seven of his 12 attempts from downtown for a crisp 25-point performance, then he followed that up with an 8-for-12 effort from downtown with 24 points attached. However, the Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first instance but fell to the New York Knicks by a 86-75 final score in the second edition.“My goal is to just be a solid, key player on this team, the Detroit Pistons team— provide that shooting, solid defense, go out there communicate and do what I do,” Lanier said after the Knicks game. “Whatever the team needs me to do, whatever JB needs me to do. Just be able to provide that for the team.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFor Lanier, who has played in the Summer League previously as a rookie, the Tennessee product is planning to continue to work hard since that’s the route he followed that led to such a prolific three-point shooting rhythm.“Just continue to work, whatever the team needs me to do. If that’s going down and playing with the Cruise or getting key minutes with the Pistons, whatever they need me to do, I’m going to do it,” Lanier said. “Continue to put my head down and work. That’s the goal.”But even though Lanier was locked in from beyond the arc, the talented shooting guard was able to identify several areas that the Pistons could have cleaned up against the Knicks, areas that ultimately led to their demise on Monday.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”In a game like that, offensive rebounds, they had a ton of those,” Lanier said. “We gotta be better on the glass, careless turnovers. Just the small things, they add up especially in a close game.”But from an individual perspective, having that kind of success on the perimeter is bound to create a certain element of self-assuredness, and that’s the feeling Lanier was left with after facing New York and Cleveland in successive days.”I just feel confident, going out there, make some shots today or yesterday just gives me a certain confidence about myself,” Lanier said. “It makes me feel like I’m ready, but I know that I’ve got to continue to work and do what they need me to do.”NBA Trade Talk: Detroit Pistons’ Gary Harris Excited To Return ‘Home’ NBA Trade Talk: Detroit Pistons’ Gary Harris Excited To Return ‘Home’ The Detroit Pistons acquired Gary Harris and Taurean Prince from the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a massive six-team trade recently AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementApart from Lanier’s individual performance, former Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie had another productive day at the office even though his shot was not necessarily falling at the clip he would’ve liked. As a whole, Okorie scored 14 points (5-for-18 shooting), six rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in his th