(Photo: Carlos Osorio, AP)
Detroit — Despite what the schedule read, it wasn’t just another regular-season game.
It was at least partly another in the growing grudge matches between coach Dwane Casey and his former team. Maybe it was an appetizer, a sampler platter of what could be if the two teams meet in the playoffs.
In any case, it turned into one of the most fiery and intriguing games of the season, between the Pistons and Raptors.
With a raucous crowd — composed of about as many Raptors fans as home fans, the Pistons prevailed, 112-107, in overtime on Sunday evening at Little Caesars Arena.