Toronto had fun in front of his fans against the bottom of the Eastern Conference, to rebuild his confidence and obtain his biggest victory of the season. THE Pistonswho now have eleven consecutive losses, also had too many absentees (Killian Hayes, Monte Morris, Joe Harris, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Jalen Duren and Isaiah Livers) to hope to compete.
The meeting was open for ten minutes, before swinging in favor of the locals, when the 2+1 of Gary Trent Jr. and Precious Achiuwa’s 3-pointer launched a 10-0 ending with a furious dunk from the same Achiuwa to end the first act (32-20).
THE Raptors hit the nail on the head with a 13-4 to start the second quarter, with fast play but also outside skill, like the two baskets in quick succession from Precious Achiuwa and Scottie Barnes behind the arc. Barnes kept up the pressure with two new baskets from distance, while Jakob Poeltl brought the crowd to their feet with a big dunk and the bonus foul on the counter-attack (69-45).
Detroit was subsequently unable to stop the bleeding. The gap continued to widen, while Dennis SchroderGary Trent Jr. and Pascal Siakam invited themselves to the attack party. Everyone had their share of light and Jakob Poeltl took over at the end of the third quarter, before Chris Boucher shined with two 3-point baskets and a hook acrobatic (120-83).
Malachi Flynn ended the festival with a 3-pointer and a 2+1, the gap rose to +40 on a new inspiration from Chris Boucher and the massacre finally ended with a score of 142 to 113 .
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– The evening of all records. Toronto signed its biggest victory of the season, with a 29-point difference + 142 points scored, its record since the restart. The franchise record for assists also jumped, going from 40 to now 44! The Raptors also achieved their single-game points record, but they were unable to do better than the 144 recorded in January 2021 against Sacramento.
– Full of confidence for the Raptors collective. Toronto’s stats sheet is a pleasure to see, as the entire squad contributed to this big victory. With nine players at 7 points, none at more than 23 points, 44 passes for 7 lost balls and such a gap, these are all points which attest that the collective worked at full speed and in which everyone was able to play. express. The meeting was thus an opportunity to rebuild confidence and refine automation.
– The Pistons in the tough. Detroit is suffering with this new big setback. Circumstances are not working in his favor either, while the list of injured continues to grow. The whole thing was probably too fair to challenge these Raptors who were just asking to regain confidence and who then rolled on. We could still have hoped to see better from players like Jaden Ivey or Kevin Knox II, who joined the major five for the first time, but who did not know how to take advantage of it.
How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
