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Marvin Bagley III returns with career game vs. Raptors: 'He showed who he was'

Detroit — Marvin Bagley delivered his most impressive game this season at a time when the Pistons needed it most.

Starting center Jalen Duren could only watch Saturday's loss to the Toronto Raptors from the back of the Pistons' bench due to bilateral ankle injuries. Isaiah Stewart was gimpy throughout the game due to hip soreness and did not return after checking out in the third quarter. Without "The Dawg Pound," the self-proclaimed nickname for Detroit's starting big men, that left Bagley and James Wiseman as the only available bigs.

Bagley returned to the lineup on Saturday for the first time since Jan.