The Detroit Pistons took advantage of the Toronto Raptors’ bad juju and handed them their fifth straight loss against coach Dwane Casey, 103-87. The Raptors had a poor shooting night, converting only 32.7% from the field. Defensively, the Raptors only had a couple of good defensive stretches during the game, and one of them led to a late 14-2 run that cut the Pistons’ lead to 91-83. But that run was immediately stomped by whatever Casey’s spell has on the Raptors.
To the Pistons’ credit, they made life miserable for Fred VanVleet, who was held to 3-for-15 shooting through three quarters.