Toronto — It seemed that the result of the game would be secondary to the storyline of Pistons coach Dwane Casey returning to Toronto to face his former team for the first time.
Casey did get a video tribute and a standing ovation from the Toronto fans but got something more — the Pistons’ best win of the season.
Reggie Bullock hit a lay-in at the buzzer and the Pistons overcame a 19-point second-half deficit to take an improbable 106-104 victory over the Raptors before a sellout crowd at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night.
BOX SCORE:Pistons 106, Raptors 104
The crowd was stunned at the outcome, as the Pistons (7-6) clawed their way back in the final 15 minutes, behind Stanley Johnson’s defense on Kawhi Leonard and Blake Griffin’s 30 points and 12 rebounds.