NBA

Detroit Pistons at Toronto Raptors

· NBA Cup - Group Play
6-8, 3-4 Away
Final
99 - 95

2-11, 2-4 Home

Pistons beat Raptors 99-95 to remain undefeated in NBA Cup play

Detroit Pistons vs. Toronto Raptors: Game Highlights

Tobias Harris had 11 points and 11 rebounds, Jaden Ivey scored 14 points and Jalen Duren added 12 for the Pistons. Rookie Ron Holland had 10 points and eight rebounds for Detroit but missed all six of his 3-point attempts.

Detroit won despite shooting 8 for 38 from 3-point range. The Raptors weren't much better and shot 8 for 31 from distance.

Jakob Poeltl had a season-high 25 points and matched his career-high with 19 rebounds, but the Raptors lost their sixth straight.

RJ Barrett scored 22 points and Gradey Dick, who shot 1 for 10 from 3, added 16 for Toronto, which has lost 10 of 11.

Takeaways Pistons: After going winless in NBA Cup play last season, Detroit is 2-0 in the tournament after an overtime victory against Miami on Tuesday.

Raptors: Toronto dropped to 0-8 this season when trailing at the half.

Key moment Dick missed a pair of 3-point attempts in the final 21 seconds. The first would have given Toronto a one-point edge and the second would have tied the score.

Key stat Cunningham shot 4 for 18 through three quarters but went 2 of 3 in the fourth, including one of his two 3-pointers. He went 2 for 9 from deep.

Up next Toronto is at Boston on Saturday, while Detroit visits Washington on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Raptors: 36.6%
Pistons: 63.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 99 - 95
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 99 - 95
4th 0.1 Jalen Duren defensive rebound 99 - 95
4th 2.1 RJ Barrett misses 26-foot three point shot 99 - 95
4th 7.2 Jalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 2 99 - 95

Statistics

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39-95 FG 35-97
41.1 Field Goal % 36.1
8-38 3PT 8-31
21.1 Three Point % 25.8
13-20 FT 17-22
65.0 Free Throw % 77.3
56 Rebounds 53
14 Offensive Rebounds 17
42 Defensive Rebounds 36
24 Assists 21
8 Steals 7
8 Blocks 6
13 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
16 Fast Break Points 21
48 Points in Paint 52
16 Fouls 13
8 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,245 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 26 4 .867 - W5
Milwaukee 16 12 .571 9 W2
Indiana 15 15 .500 11 W5
Chicago 13 17 .433 13 L2
Detroit 13 17 .433 13 W2

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 7 .759 - L1
New York 19 10 .655 3 W4
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11 L2
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11 W1
Toronto 7 23 .233 15.5 L8
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