Detroit Pistons loses to Toronto Raptors, 118-97: Game thread replay
Detroit Pistons (16-57) vs. Toronto Raptors (35-38)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Where: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: 97.1 FM (Pistons radio affiliates).
Betting line: Raptors by 14½.
Game notes: The NBA-worst Pistons, losers in 15 of their past 16 games, face the Raptors for the third time in the past six weeks. Two of those 15 losses have come to the Raptors, with both games competitive until the final seconds: 119-118 in Toronto on Feb. 12, and 95-91 in Detroit on Feb. 25. The Pistons also lost by four vs. the Raptors in November. The last time the Raptors swept four games from the Pistons in a season was 2018. ... The Raptors are fighting for play-in positioning, currently ninth in the Eastern Conference.
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