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Pistons’ season sweep adds fuel to Raptors rivalry

The Star | March 17, 2019

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Sunday afternoon’s Raptors-Pistons showdown might have been appointment viewing for basketball fans north of the border, but it may only have been the third-most important basketball game for Detroit-area sports this weekend.

Number one might have been the Big Ten tournament championship game, which pitted Michigan against Michigan State, their cross-state rival and the alma mater of former Raptors star Morris Peterson. Michigan State claimed the conference title with a 65-60 win.

Raptor Kawhi Leonard finds little room to work with Detroitu2019s Andre Drummond defending on Sunday.
Raptor Kawhi Leonard finds little room to work with Detroit’s Andre Drummond defending on Sunday.

And the NBA game might not even have outranked the state high school championship game between University of Detroit Jesuit and Lincoln High School from suburban Ypsilanti.

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