The Detroit Pistons (26-29) overcame a 16-point deficit to stun the Raptors (33-23) in Toronto 102-101 Sunday night.
The Detroit Pistons shocked the Toronto Raptors 102-101 at Air Canada Centre Sunday night. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope buried the go-ahead 3-point shot with 13.2 seconds remaining in the game to complete the 16-point comeback.
The Pistons forced a miss from Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan as time expired to secure their first win against the Raptors in Toronto since January of 2015. This win pulls the Pistons even with the Chicago Bulls for the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Pistons trailed since early in the second quarter before finally taking back the lead late in the fourth. The bench outscored the starters 52-50, and were key in the second and fourth quarters in which the Pistons made their runs.
Here are the grades for Sunday’s win:
The Pistons will travel to Milwaukee Monday night to take on Giannis Antetoukouenmpo and the Bucks (23-30).