Toronto Raptors gunning for fourth straight win against Detroit Pistons
The Toronto Raptors will be out to win four consecutive games for the first time this season when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday afternoon.
The Pistons, who have lost six of seven, are coming off a 108-106 road loss to the Orlando Magic on Thursday. Detroit tied it on Jaden Ivey’s 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter only to have Orlando win on Wendell Carter Jr.’s tip layup at the buzzer.O.G. Anunoby returned to the Raptors’ lineup Thursday and had 12 points after missing nine games with a sprained wrist. Toronto was without Fred VanVleet .
“I was pretty happy with the ball pressure,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. “I thought we were big at the rim. You know, we made them take tough shots. And we protected the rim on a number of occasions when it looked like the play was in trouble, right, and we saved them and we were able to get out [and go] the other way. But I thought the concentration, the effort and the execution of what we were trying to do was good, was solid.
At Orlando. Ivey scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as the rookie’s confidence continued to grow.
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