The Toronto Raptors may face a rebounding Pistons squad in Detroit tonight without DeMar DeRozan. His health status as of this moment is not clear, since the “flu-like symptoms” which hobbled him against Cleveland on Friday night persist. With that important caveat in mind, we’ll take a stab at previewing this game.
The Pistons are doing everything humanly possible to duck into the playoffs. They last participated in the post-season in 2008-09, a long sojourn in the wildnerness for a proud franchise. The Pistons were on a 5-game slide when they surprised the Cavaliers in Cleveland a week ago, and have won their last two against much less impressive competition.