It was a game befitting its start time — filled with ugly shooting, missed free throws and loose balls; at this point in the season, though, a win is very much a win for the Toronto Raptors.
Facing the Detroit Pistons and a noon start time, the Raptors came away victorious on Saturday, 95-91. The win is their fourth straight and seventh in their last eight games. Toronto now sits ninth in the Eastern Conference, one game back of the Hawks and 4.5 back of the Knicks in sixth.
The Raptors came out disjointed, and while some support did end up showing up in the late stages of the game, much of the story was a one-man show from Pascal Siakam.