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Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons

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8-31, 1-18 Away
Final
114 - 123

20-19, 10-9 Home

Cunningham's triple-double leads Pistons to 123-114 victory over slumping Raptors

Toronto Raptors vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights

Cunningham fell one assist of his career high, set on Dec. 16, and has the second-most triple-doubles in Pistons history.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 27 points for the Pistons, who have won nine of 11. Malik Beasley added 18.

Immanuel Quickley had 25 points for Toronto, which has lost five straight and 16 of 17. Scottie Barnes had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto had seven players score in double figures.

Quickley's jumper tied the game at 109 with five minutes left, but Toronto missed four straight free throws to allow Detroit to take a 113-109 lead on Cunningham's short jumper with 3:48 to play.

Takeaways Raptors: Toronto came up empty on a key fourth-quarter possession despite grabbing three offensive possessions.

Pistons: Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff has settled on Ausar Thompson to fill Jaden Ivey's spot in the starting lineup. However, sixth man Beasley gets all of the playing time down the stretch.

Key moment Toronto led 66-65 at halftime, but Hardaway had 11 points in the third quarter as Detroit built a 99-93 lead.

Key stat The Pistons had 10 first-half turnovers, leading to 19 Toronto points, but the Raptors only got four points off their seven second-half turnovers.

Up next Both teams return to action on Monday. Toronto will host the Golden State Warriors while the Pistons will travel to New York to face the Knicks.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 3-0

Matchup Prediction

Pistons: 65.0%
Raptors: 35.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 114 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 114 - 123
4th 5.1 shot clock turnover 114 - 123
4th 28.1 Cade Cunningham defensive rebound 114 - 123
4th 31.0 RJ Barrett misses 25-foot three point jumper 114 - 123

Statistics

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40-92 FG 44-84
43.5 Field Goal % 52.4
16-38 3PT 19-33
42.1 Three Point % 57.6
18-27 FT 16-21
66.7 Free Throw % 76.2
45 Rebounds 46
15 Offensive Rebounds 7
30 Defensive Rebounds 39
27 Assists 35
12 Steals 8
3 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 2
12 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
27 Fast Break Points 16
42 Points in Paint 38
21 Fouls 22
2 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,011 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 42 17 .712 - L1
New York 38 20 .655 3.5 W1
Brooklyn 21 37 .362 20.5 L2
Philadelphia 20 38 .345 21.5 L9
Toronto 18 41 .305 24 L2

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 48 10 .828 - W8
Indiana 33 24 .579 14.5 W1
Milwaukee 33 25 .569 15 W1
Detroit 33 26 .559 15.5 W8
Chicago 23 36 .390 25.5 L1
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