Yeah, that sucked.
Sure, Derrick Rose kept his 20 points-per-game streak alive, and Andre Drummond put up a 20 point, 20 rebound game after being held scoreless in the first half, but it didn’t MATTER. The Toronto Raptors, led by their two All-Stars in Pascal Siakam and Kyle Lowry, jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, winning 105-92. Svi Mykhailiuk was the only other Piston in double-figures scoring.
At least the crowd at Little Caesars Arena got what they paid to see:
Christian Wood on hearing all of the pro-Raptors chants at LCA: "That was first for me, especially being at a home game.