Auburn Hills -- Things were looking dire for Pistons coach Dwane Casey in his Toronto return on Wednesday, trailing by 17 points to the Eastern Conference’s best team late in the third quarter.
“We were running and playing in mud,” Casey said. “We just felt like we needed a spark by a big. No disrespect to Zaza (Pachulia), but hopefully a little bit more fleet of foot, a little bit more speed at that position.”
Enter Jon Leuer.
Playing in his fifth game of this season after his last campaign ended on Halloween night, Leuer came in and committed an offensive foul on his first play, then allowed a Greg Monroe put-back as Toronto’s lead ballooned to a game-high 19 points.