The Detroit Pistons are on the move. They can brag about defeating the Eastern Conference’s top two teams in a week, after storming past the Toronto Raptors. With star guard Kyle Lowry watching from the bench, the Raptors were playing shorthanded, though that didn’t catch up to them until the third quarter. During that interminable (to a Toronto fan, anyway) twelve minutes, the Pistons could do no wrong. A game tied at the half turned into a rout. Detroit carried a 17-point bulge into the final frame, and no miracles were forthcoming.
Coach Dwane Casey was channeling his inner Greg Popovich when the decision was made to give Kyle the night off.