As a good warrior, Isaiah Stewart played to the limit of his pain tolerance before finally facing the facts and withdrawing Thursday evening, before the match against Boston.
Affected in the big toe and victim of a sprain since a match against Philadelphia two weeks ago, the interior of Detroit has reached the end of the effort and will now have to observe 10 to 14 days of rest and rehabilitation. A period during which his case will be regularly reassessed. He will therefore not be part of Toronto's reception this evening, and Monty Williams should continue to rely on Jalen Duren in the starting five, with James Wiseman as understudy.
This meeting against the Raptors, in “back-to-back”, could allow the Pistons to end this historic series of 28 defeats, and thus end the year on a good note.
On the other hand, in the event of another setback, the Pistons would equal the absolute record in American sport with 29 losses in a row. Since 1945, it has been owned by the Cardinals in the NFL.
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
