NBA Game Recap - Toronto at Detroit
Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:00 PM EST

MIA
108
PHI
104
F
CHI
110
WAS
109
F(OT)
TOR
112
DET
99
F
CHA
98
CLE
100
F
MEM
122
OKC
126
F
NO
107
MIN
99
F
ORL
104
DEN
113
F
BOS
109
DAL
103
F
GS
112
POR
122
F

Toronto 112, Detroit 99

Dec 18, 2019, 7:00 PM EST

Final

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2

3

4

T

Toronto

30

40

26

16

112

Detroit

29

35

15

20

99

Lowry has triple-double in Raptors' victory over Pistons
Wed Dec 18, 2019 10:47 PM

DETROIT (AP) The Toronto Raptors beat Detroit but lost two more players in the process.

"A win with a heavy price," coach Nick Nurse said.

Kyle Lowry had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple-double and the Raptors had an 11-0 run in the third quarter on their way to a 112-99 victory over the Pistons on Wednesday night. By the time the game ended, however, Toronto was short a few key players after Marc Gasol and Norman Powell left with injuries.

The Raptors were without guard Fred VanVleet because of right knee injury. Then Gasol left in the first quarter with a left hamstring strain. With 3:17 left in the fourth, Powell departed holding onto his left shoulder.

"Don't know much," Nurse said. "We've got to check them both tomorrow."

Toronto still had enough firepower to handle the Pistons. Detroit allowed 133 points in a loss to Washington on Monday night. The Pistons got frontcourt standouts Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond back from injuries for this game, but they still allowed 70 points in the first half and 40 in the second quarter.

"You never want to give up that many points, but I liked our start, I liked our effort and I like the competitive edge," Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. "If we can keep that up, we can build on that, but that's still one of the best teams in our league."

Lowry fed Serge Ibaka for a dunk with 37.4 seconds left for the assist he needed for a triple-double. That was a nice accomplishment, but now the defending champions will have to find out the extent of their latest injuries.

"We avoided the injury bug last year, and that really helped us throughout the whole year," Lowry said. "It's pretty tough for our team, but we've got a bunch of guys that have to step up now, and hopefully it's nothing serious with those two guys."

Lowry already missed time this season with a thumb injury, and Ibaka was sidelined with a sprained ankle.

Toronto led 81-76 before its 11-point run in the third. Pascal Siakam and Ibaka had back-to-back dunks that made it 90-76, and a layup by Rondae Hollis-Jefferson pushed the lead to 16.

Drummond had 22 points and 18 rebounds for Detroit.

TESTY

As is often the case so close to the Canadian border, there was a divided crowd of Pistons fans and Raptors supporters. The action on the court was contentious at times as well.

There were four technical fouls handed out: Lowry, Siakam and Drummond received theirs in the second quarter, and Griffin got one in the third.

DRY SPELL

Detroit came into the game shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc, but the Pistons went just 6 of 35 on Wednesday.

"They did a good job of contesting our shots, but so do other teams," said Luke Kennard, who was the only Detroit player to make more than one 3-pointer. "We usually knock some of those down, but we've had other nights like this."

TIP-INS

Raptors: Siakam scored 26 points and Ibaka added 25. Siakam was 6 of 11 from 3-point range.

Pistons: F/C Christian Wood left the game with a left knee strain. He scored six points. ... Detroit was not called for a foul in the first quarter until Svi Mykhailiuk committed one with 4.5 seconds left.

UP NEXT

Raptors: Host Washington on Friday night.

Pistons: At Boston on Friday night.

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Leaders

Toronto PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
P. Siakam 26 7 3 5 1 4
S. Ibaka 25 17 2 13 1 0
Detroit PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
A. Drummond 22 -14 0 18 2 2
D. Rose 16 -9 5 4 0 1

Team Comparison

TOR DET
Points For 112 99
Field Goals 39/91-43% 39/87-45%
Three Pointers 13/35-37% 6/35-17%
Free Throws 21/24-88% 15/22-68%
Offensive Rebounds 12 10
Defensive Rebounds 35 38
Rebounds 55 55
Blocks 6 6
Steals 9 7
Turnovers 12 15
Points Scored Off Turnovers 17 10
Points in the Paint 42 62
Fast Break Points 15 10
Personal Fouls 20 17
Technical Fouls 1 2
Flagrant Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - TOR Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Oct 30 DET 113 @ TOR 125 A. Drummond 21 P. Siakam 30
Wed Dec 18 TOR 112 @ DET 99 P. Siakam 26 A. Drummond 22

Game Information

Stadium: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 15,319
Game Time: 2:16