Pistons-Raptors Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Apr 01 2013 12:38AM

As bad as it's been for the Toronto Raptors lately, they're still faring better than the Detroit Pistons.

The Raptors will try to record their second victory over the Pistons in four days Monday night and spoil Jose Calderon's return to Toronto.

The Raptors (27-46) have dropped six of seven but won 99-82 in Detroit on Friday. Rudy Gay scored 19 of his 21 points in the third quarter of that victory, and DeMar DeRozan and Amir Johnson contributed a combined 41 points.

Toronto, though, failed to build on that victory Sunday as it shot 39.5 percent in a 109-92 loss at Washington.

"I thought we came out with a relaxed disposition and didn't come out ready to go. The guys didn't look like they were ready to move their feet defensively," coach Dwane Casey said. "We had some frustration fouls, which kind of set the tone for the course of the game."

Foul trouble helped limit Gay to 11 points - seven below his season average - and DeRozan missed 12 of 18 shots while finishing with 15. DeRozan helped the Raptors shoot 53.7 percent in the win in Detroit.

"We've just got to be focused," DeRozan said. "We've got to understand we've only got so many games left. We've got to put our mind to it and play hard every game. It's as simple as that."

Also on Sunday, Detroit (24-50) suffered its 13th loss in 14 games, 95-94 in Chicago, after blowing an early 13-point lead. Rodney Stuckey had 25 points, his second-best scoring performance of the season.

Nine of the Pistons' previous 11 losses came by double digits.

"We have to take tonight - there were a lot of good things even though we lost - and build up and get ready for Toronto tomorrow," forward Greg Monroe said.

The Raptors will try to take advantage of the Pistons' woes to earn a series-best third straight home win. DeRozan scored 23 points and Alan Anderson had 12 of his 16 in the fourth quarter in a 97-91 victory over Detroit at the Air Canada Centre on Dec. 19.

Jose Calderon had 17 assists for Toronto, but now plays for Detroit after the three-team deal Jan. 30 that also sent Gay to the Raptors from Memphis. Calderon had eight points and seven assists Friday, his first game against the club with which he spent the first seven-and-a-half years of his career.

Monroe scored a career-high 35 points in the loss in December and has averaged 19.3 points and 11.4 rebounds in his last seven games in the series.

It's unclear if Pistons starting forward Jason Maxiell and reserve guard Will Bynum will be available. Maxiell stayed in Detroit over the weekend to get his eye examined and Bynum has missed the past three games with a hand injury.

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Monroe scores 24, Pistons beat Raptors 108-98

By IAN HARRISON
Posted Apr 01 2013 11:04PM

TORONTO (AP) A big effort from Detroit's bench ensured a happy ending to Jose Calderon's homecoming party.

Greg Monroe scored 24 points, Calderon had 19 points and nine assists against his former team, and the Pistons snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Raptors 108-98 on Monday night.

Rodney Stuckey scored 18 points, Jonas Jerebko had 15 and rookie Khris Middleton added 11 as the Pistons won for just the third time in 19 games.

Stuckey, Jerebko and Middleton combined for 29 of Detroit's 33 fourth-quarter points.

"That fourth quarter group was tremendous," Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said. "Great ball movement, really good spacing, very unselfish basketball. Each of those guys really, really impacted the game."

Returning to Toronto for the first time since he was traded on Jan. 30, Calderon was honored with a standing ovation during pregame introductions and a special video tribute during a first quarter timeout.

"It felt great," Calderon said. "It's got to be one of the better moments in my career, for sure."

Calderon spent 7 1/2 seasons with the Raptors and is the team's career leader in assists (3,770) and free throw percentage (.877).

"I was happy for him because I know how much he loved it here," Frank said. "This wasn't a guy who had anything negative to say about Toronto. He always embraced it and still does."

Calderon's new teammates were eager to get him a victory on his old home court.

"I was playing as hard as I could," Jerebko said. "I wanted to get a win for Jose. The fans here love him. He just wanted to come home and get a win and I'm glad we could help him do that."

Proving that old habits die hard, Calderon mistakenly started walking toward the Raptors' locker room at the half, laughing when he realized his error.

"They called me back really quick," he said. "It was just three or four steps."

Calderon acknowledged that it was "a weird feeling" to play as a visitor in Toronto. He said he'd struggled with his emotions all day, no more so than during his video tribute.

"It was emotional," he said. "No tear was out but I was close."

Rudy Gay scored 34 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 17 and DeMar DeRozan 15 as the Raptors lost for the seventh time in eight games and were officially eliminated from playoff contention.

"It hurts," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. "Our goal was to knock on the door and get into the playoffs. A couple of weeks ago we saw that light but it faded when we could not take care of games against Washington, Cleveland and Milwaukee."

Detroit opened the fourth with an 8-2 run, turning a 79-75 deficit into an 83-81 lead and forcing Toronto to call timeout with 9:40 left after a reverse layup by Middleton.

The stoppage didn't help Toronto, as Stuckey completed a three-point play, Calderon made a jumper and Middleton added another layup, making it 90-81 with 7:45 left and causing Casey to burn another timeout.

This time, Toronto responded, scoring six straight points. Calderon hit a 3 but DeRozan replied with consecutive jump shots, cutting it to 93-91 with 4:58 remaining.

Gay briefly gave restored Toronto's lead with a 3, but back-to-back 3s by Middleton and Stuckey, and a jumper by Jerebko, made it 101-94 for Detroit with 2:29 left.

A three-point play by Gay cut it to 103-98 with 1:23 to go, but Jerebko threw down a put-back slam on Calderon's missed 3 with 35 seconds left, killing Toronto's comeback hopes.

"We did a good job if withstanding their runs today and responding with our own," Monroe said. "Guys showed a lot of fight."

Before the game, the Pistons announced that forward Jason Maxiell will miss the remainder of the season after surgery to repair a detached retina. Maxiell began complaining of blurry vision last week and didn't travel with the team for Sunday's loss at Chicago. He stayed in Detroit to visit a specialist, who diagnosed the injury.

Detroit was also without guard Will Bynum, who sat out with a strained right hand.

Raptors swingman Landry Fields was unavailable because of pain in his right elbow. Fields had surgery on the elbow last November, forcing him to miss 22 games. He skipped Monday's game to travel to Los Angeles for follow-up testing.

Monroe scored 10 points in the first as the Pistons closed the quarter with a 6-0 run to lead 25-24. Gay scored eight points in the second and Kyle Lowry's jumper with 10 seconds left gave Toronto a 55-54 lead at the half.

Detroit missed nine straight shots to start the second half, and Gay scored seven points as the Raptors opened the third with a 13-4 run, forcing the Pistons to call timeout at 6:02, trailing 68-58.

"We kind of hit a slump but we were able to regroup," Monroe said.

Indeed, the Pistons recovered to make seven of their next nine shots, and Stuckey's driving jumper at the buzzer cut it to 79-75 heading into the fourth.

NOTES: Detroit's bench outscored Toronto's 51-17. ... The Pistons played for the third time in four days. ... Blue Jays players Adam Lind and Colby Rasmus attended the game, as did Toronto FC coach Ryan Nelsen.

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Notebook: Pistons 108, Raptors 98

Duane Watson, for NBA.com
Posted Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:46 PM - Updated Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:46 PM

THE FACTS: The Detroit Pistons (25-50) defeated the Toronto Raptors (27-47) 108-98 in a game where ex-Raptor Jose Calderon returned to Toronto for the first time since the three-team trade on January 30 that brought Rudy Gay to Toronto.

Calderon was greeted by a standing ovation from the Air Canada Centre crowd and didn't disappoint, leading the Pistons offense and scored 19 points with nine assists. Greg Monroe had a team-high 24 points, 10 of which he scored in the third quarter, which Detroit started on a 14-3 run. But in a game where defense wasn't part of either team's game plan, (both teams shot over 50 percent from the field) the Raptors rallied back and took a 79-75 lead into the fourth quarter.

However, it was the Pistons reserves that made the difference scoring 29 of the team's 33 points in the quarter, more importantly making stops, as the Raptors could only muster 19 points shooting 6-for-19 in the final frame. The Detroit bench was powered by Rodney Stuckey's 18 points, Jonas Jerebko's 15 and Khris Middleton's 11 points, who closed out the game on a 15-4 run.

Gay scored a season-high 34 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 17 points and five blocked shots, while DeMar DeRozan scored 17 points with seven rebounds. With the win, the Pistons tied the season series at two games apiece.

QUOTABLE: "When I played two days ago, it was nothing similar, it was just a game. It was fun cause it was my teammates on the other side, but tonight, I had that weird feeling from this morning and coming to this place, it was better than expected."
-- Calderon on the difference between playing the Raptors in Detroit versus in Toronto.

THE STAT: The Pistons got more out of their reserves, particularly at crunch time, where they scored 29 points alone in the fourth quarter. Detroit's bench outscored Toronto in that regard 51-17 with three of their players going for double-digits.

TURNING POINT: Both teams made runs, but this game was back and forth up until the...fourth quarter when defense made the difference, but Jerebko's put-back dunk with 33.1 seconds left gave the Pistons a 105-98 lead ending any designs of a Raptors comeback.

QUOTABLE II: "I thought that fourth quarter group was tremendous. Great ball movement, really good spacing, very unselfish basketball, defensively for a game where both teams struggled to defend to get stops, each of those guys really impacted the game."
-- Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank on his team's fourth quarter.

HOT: Gay started this game hot and didn't let up, shooting 6-for-7 from the field for 14 points, with five points and four rebounds. He finished the contest going 13-for-18 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the three-point line for a season-high 34 points, to go along with five assists and six rebounds.

NOTABLE: Pistons forward, Jason Maxiell underwent season-ending surgery on Sunday for a detached retina, while Will Bynum was inactive due to a right hand strain.

Raptors forward Landry Fields was out of the line-up, going for follow-up testing on a tingling sensation on his right elbow, the same elbow he had nerve surgery on in November. Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back, both suffered losses in the first. Detroit has won two games in their last 15, while Toronto has lost seven of their last eight.

UP NEXT: For the Raptors; Wednesday vs. Washington, Friday @ Minnesota and Saturday at Milwaukee. For the Pistons; Wednesday @ Boston, Friday @ Minnesota and Sunday vs. Chicago.

• Pistons: Maxiell
• Raptors: Bargnani, Fields

• Pistons: --
• Raptors: Valanciunas

• Lead Changes: 19
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #56 Mark Ayotte, #72 J.T. Orr
• Attendance: 17115
• Duration: 2:05

Detroit Pistons (25-50)		Toronto Raptors (27-47)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Johnson vs Drummond (Valanciunas gains possession)
	11:34	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	11:05	Lowry Foul: Personal Block (1 PF)
	10:57	Johnson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Drummond Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:57
Team Rebound	10:57
Drummond Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:57
	10:56	Team Rebound
	10:44 [TOR 2-0]	DeRozan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Knight 3pt Shot: Missed	10:26
	10:25	Team Rebound
	10:08	Valanciunas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Monroe (1 BLK)
Drummond Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:05
Singler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Calderon (1 AST)	09:59 [DET 3-2]
	09:40	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
	09:39	Valanciunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:36	Valanciunas Layup Shot: Missed
	09:36	Team Rebound
	09:22 [TOR 5-3]	Lowry 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gay (1 AST)
	09:13	Gay Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Knight Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Calderon (2 AST)	09:05 [DET 5-5]
Singler Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:50
	08:43 [TOR 7-5]	Valanciunas Driving Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lowry (1 AST)
Knight Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:23
	08:22	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Drummond Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:11
	08:11	Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:11	Team Rebound
	08:11 [TOR 8-5]	Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Drummond Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Valanciunas (1 BLK)	07:55
	07:52	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:46	Johnson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Drummond Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:45
Drummond Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Monroe (1 AST)	07:26 [DET 7-8]
	06:59	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Knight Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:58
Drummond Hook Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:42	Valanciunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Calderon Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:36
	06:26 [TOR 10-7]	DeRozan Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Drummond Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Monroe (2 AST)	06:05 [DET 9-10]
	05:47 [TOR 12-9]	Gay Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:38
Monroe Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Knight (1 AST)	05:22 [DET 11-12]
	05:01 [TOR 14-11]	Gay Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Calderon Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:35 [DET 13-14]
	04:20	Valanciunas Hook Shot: Missed
Drummond Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:19
Drummond Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed Block: Valanciunas (2 BLK)	04:08
	04:05	DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Knight Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:02
Drummond Substitution replaced by Jerebko	04:02
	03:52	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:50
Monroe Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Calderon (3 AST)	03:40 [DET 15-14]
	03:28 [TOR 16-15]	DeRozan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lowry (2 AST)
Monroe Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Calderon (4 AST)	03:12 [DET 17-16]
	02:58 [TOR 18-17]	Johnson Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gay (2 AST)
Monroe Jump Shot: Missed Block: Valanciunas (3 BLK)	02:34
	02:34	Team Rebound
	02:34	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:20	Valanciunas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Knight (1 ST)
	02:16	DeRozan Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Calderon Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Knight (2 AST)	02:16 [DET 19-18]
	02:03 [TOR 20-19]	Gay Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lowry (3 AST)
Calderon Jump Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:44	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:30 [TOR 22-19]	Johnson Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (1 AST)
Knight Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gay (1 ST)	01:15
	01:11 [TOR 24-19]	Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gay (3 AST)
Jerebko Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:54.9
Monroe Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:54.3
Monroe Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:54.0 [DET 21-24]
	00:45.9	Gay Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Calderon (1 ST)
Calderon Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:41.8 [DET 23-24]
	00:28.8	Valanciunas Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	00:28.8	Valanciunas Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Singler Substitution replaced by Middleton	00:28.8
Monroe Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Calderon (5 AST)	00:08.6 [DET 25-24]
	00:02.6	Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
End of 1st Quarter
Detroit Pistons (25-50)		Toronto Raptors (27-47)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Monroe Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:37 [DET 27-24]
	11:14 [TOR 27-27]	Gay 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Telfair (1 AST)
Middleton 3pt Shot: Missed	10:53
	10:52	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:34	Gay Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Calderon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:33
Monroe Hook Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:13 [TOR 29-27]	Gay Driving Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Calderon Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:53 [DET 29-29]
	09:32	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:31
Middleton Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:18 [DET 31-29]
	08:51 [TOR 31-31]	Anderson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (2 AST)
Calderon Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	08:40 [DET 33-31]
	08:27 [TOR 33-33]	Valanciunas Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gay (4 AST)
Jerebko Driving Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (1 AST)	08:07 [DET 35-33]
	07:55 [TOR 35-35]	Gay Running Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Jerebko Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	07:55
	07:55 [TOR 36-35]	Gay Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
	07:55
	07:55	Valanciunas Substitution replaced by Ross
	07:55	DeRozan Substitution replaced by Johnson
Monroe Substitution replaced by Villanueva	07:55
	07:44	Telfair Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Villanueva Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:44
Team Rebound	07:44
	07:44	Gay Substitution replaced by Acy
Calderon Substitution replaced by Knight	07:44
Villanueva Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:44 [DET 36-36]
	07:29	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:29	Team Rebound
	07:25	Ross Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:24
Knight 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (2 AST)	07:11 [DET 39-36]
	06:57 [TOR 39-39]	Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ross (1 AST)
	06:45	Acy Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Villanueva Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:45 [DET 40-39]
Villanueva Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:45 [DET 41-39]
Middleton Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:30
	06:20 [TOR 42-41]	Telfair 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Acy (1 AST)
Knight Driving Jump shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:02 [TOR 45-41]	Telfair 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Anderson (1 AST)
	05:48	Acy Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
	05:48	Team Timeout : Regular
Jerebko Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:48
Team Rebound	05:48
Jerebko Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:48 [DET 42-45]
	05:27	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Knight Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:27
Knight Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Telfair (1 ST)	05:21
	05:12 [TOR 47-42]	Acy Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Telfair (2 AST)
Villanueva Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (3 AST)	04:59 [DET 44-47]
	04:34	Anderson Jump Shot: Missed
Knight Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:32
Middleton Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:20 [DET 46-47]
	04:09	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:09	Team Rebound
Villanueva Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	04:09
Jerebko Substitution replaced by Drummond	04:09
	04:09	Johnson Substitution replaced by Valanciunas
	03:58	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:57	Acy Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:53 [TOR 49-46]	Acy Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Stuckey Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:35	Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:25	Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Villanueva (1 ST)
Villanueva Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:20 [DET 48-49]
	02:55	Ross Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
	02:55	Anderson Substitution replaced by DeRozan
	02:55	Telfair Substitution replaced by Lowry
Knight Substitution replaced by Calderon	02:55
Middleton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Acy (1 ST)	02:44
	02:24	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:23
Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed	02:13
	02:11	Acy Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:58	DeRozan 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:58	Team Rebound
Drummond Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	01:58
	01:44	Valanciunas Jump Shot: Missed
Drummond Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:43
Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed	01:31
	01:30	Ross Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:19 [TOR 51-48]	Valanciunas Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lowry (4 AST)
	01:19	Valanciunas Hanging Technical
Calderon Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)	01:19 [DET 49-51]
Villanueva Substitution replaced by Monroe	01:19
Calderon Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:DeRozan (1 ST)	01:10
	01:04 [TOR 53-49]	Valanciunas Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (3 AST)
Stuckey 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Calderon (6 AST)	00:50.9 [DET 52-53]
	00:37.9	Acy Layup Shot: Missed
Stuckey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:34.9
Stuckey Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:30.8 [DET 54-53]
	00:30.8	Ross Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Stuckey Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:30.8
	00:29.9	DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:10.7 [TOR 55-54]	Lowry Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Detroit Pistons (25-50)		Toronto Raptors (27-47)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Knight Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
Singler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:38
Singler Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Valanciunas (4 BLK)	11:34
	11:31	DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:26 [TOR 58-54]	Gay 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (4 AST)
Knight 3pt Shot: Missed	11:03
	11:02	DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:38 [TOR 60-54]	Valanciunas Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Gay (5 AST)
Monroe Driving Hook Shot: Missed	10:13
Team Rebound	10:13
	10:11	Gay Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Singler Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:11 [DET 55-60]
Singler Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:11 [DET 56-60]
	09:54 [TOR 62-56]	Gay Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Monroe Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Missed	09:30
	09:28	DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:13	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Singler Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	09:01
	08:59	Valanciunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:42	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:41	Team Rebound
Drummond Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	08:41
	08:31	DeRozan Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	08:30	DeRozan Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:24	DeRozan 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:24
	08:11	DeRozan Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Monroe Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	08:11 [DET 57-62]
Monroe Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	08:11 [DET 58-62]
	07:47	DeRozan Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Singler Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	07:23
Team Rebound	07:23
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:23
	07:09 [TOR 64-58]	Valanciunas Hook Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (5 AST)
Singler Driving Hook Shot: Missed	06:47
	06:45	Valanciunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Singler Foul: Personal (2 PF)	06:38
Monroe Violation:Kicked Ball	06:34
	06:28 [TOR 66-58]	DeRozan Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Knight 3pt Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:13	DeRozan Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	06:03 [TOR 68-58]	Gay Pullup Jump shot: Made (21 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:02
Team Timeout : Short	05:46
	05:39	Lowry Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Calderon Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:39
Team Rebound	05:39
Calderon Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:39 [DET 59-68]
	05:17	Valanciunas Jump Shot: Missed
	05:16	Valanciunas Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:13	Valanciunas Layup Shot: Missed
	05:11	Valanciunas Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:07 [TOR 70-59]	Valanciunas Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Calderon Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Monroe (3 AST)	04:47 [DET 61-70]
	04:25	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:24
Drummond Substitution replaced by Jerebko	04:24
Singler Substitution replaced by Stuckey	04:24
Calderon Jump Shot: Missed	04:10
Knight Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:09
Jerebko Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Calderon (7 AST)	03:54 [DET 63-70]
Knight Foul: Personal (2 PF)	03:38
	03:38	Lowry Substitution replaced by Telfair
	03:26 [TOR 72-63]	Gay Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Jerebko Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:DeRozan (2 ST)	03:07
	03:01	Gay Running Slam Dunk Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:01
	02:50	Valanciunas Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	02:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:50	Valanciunas Substitution replaced by Anderson
Monroe Running Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (4 AST)	02:42 [DET 65-72]
	02:42	Telfair Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Monroe Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)	02:42 [DET 66-72]
	02:27	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Stuckey Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:26
Monroe Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:16 [DET 68-72]
	02:16	Gay Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
Monroe Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)	02:16 [DET 69-72]
	01:57 [TOR 74-69]	Anderson Driving Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Stuckey Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:35 [DET 71-74]
	01:09 [TOR 76-71]	DeRozan Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Telfair (3 AST)
Monroe Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:51.9
Monroe Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:50.8
Monroe Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	00:49.2 [DET 73-76]
	00:34.9 [TOR 79-73]	Gay 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Stuckey Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	00:16.3
Stuckey Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:16.3
Knight Substitution replaced by Middleton	00:16.3
	00:05.0	DeRozan Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Stuckey Driving Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:00.0 [DET 75-79]
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:34	Anderson Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:33
Monroe Driving Bank shot: Made (24 PTS)	11:14 [DET 77-79]
	11:03 [TOR 81-77]	Valanciunas Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Telfair (4 AST)
Jerebko Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Monroe (4 AST)	10:40 [DET 79-81]
	10:28	Telfair Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	10:26
Monroe Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	10:05
Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:04
Jerebko Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:02 [DET 81-81]
	09:49	Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:47
Middleton Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (5 AST)	09:40 [DET 83-81]
	09:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:40	Anderson Substitution replaced by DeRozan
Monroe Substitution replaced by Villanueva	09:40
	09:23	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:22
Stuckey Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:10 [DET 85-81]
	09:10	Ross Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	09:10	Valanciunas Substitution replaced by Johnson
Stuckey Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	09:10 [DET 86-81]
	08:51	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:50
Calderon Pullup Jump shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (6 AST)	08:32 [DET 88-81]
	08:14	Gay Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:13
Middleton Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:51 [DET 90-81]
	07:45	Team Timeout : Short
	07:24	DeRozan 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:24	Team Rebound
	07:24	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Stuckey Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	07:11
Middleton Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:08
	07:08 [TOR 82-90]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	07:08	Telfair Substitution replaced by Lowry
	07:08	Ross Substitution replaced by Anderson
	07:08 [TOR 83-90]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed	06:46
	06:45	Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:38 [TOR 85-90]	Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Stuckey Driving Jump shot: Missed	06:18
	06:17	Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:10	Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	06:10	Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Middleton Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	06:10
	06:10 [TOR 86-90]	Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
Villanueva Substitution replaced by Monroe	06:10
	06:10 [TOR 87-90]	Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Calderon 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Jerebko (1 AST)	05:54 [DET 93-87]
	05:38 [TOR 89-93]	DeRozan Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lowry (5 AST)
Calderon Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gay (1 BLK)	05:13
	05:10	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:58 [TOR 91-93]	DeRozan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:57
	04:57	Anderson Substitution replaced by Valanciunas
Monroe Jump Shot: Missed Block: Valanciunas (5 BLK)	04:42
	04:41	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:32 [TOR 94-93]	Gay 3pt Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Lowry (6 AST)
Middleton 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jerebko (2 AST)	04:16 [DET 96-94]
	03:48	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Stuckey Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:46
Stuckey Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	03:41
Stuckey Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	03:41
	03:21	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:20
Monroe Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (2 BLK)	03:10
Middleton Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:08
Stuckey 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Calderon (8 AST)	03:02 [DET 99-94]
	02:41	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Stuckey Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:40
Jerebko Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Calderon (9 AST)	02:29 [DET 101-94]
	02:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:22	Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Stuckey (1 ST)
	02:22	Gay Foul: Personal (4 PF)
	02:05	DeRozan Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Jerebko Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:05 [DET 102-94]
Jerebko Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:05 [DET 103-94]
Middleton Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:54
	01:54	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:54	Team Rebound
	01:54 [TOR 95-103]	DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Jerebko 3pt Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:32	Team Rebound
	01:23 [TOR 97-103]	Gay Running Layup Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Lowry (7 AST)
Calderon Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	01:23
	01:23 [TOR 98-103]	Gay Free Throw 1 of 1 (34 PTS)
Stuckey Step Back Jump shot: Missed	01:00
	00:59.6	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:55.9	DeRozan Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:53.9
Calderon 3pt Shot: Missed	00:34.9
Jerebko Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:33.4
Jerebko Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:33.1 [DET 105-98]
	00:25.9	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:24.9
Stuckey 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Jerebko (3 AST)	00:01.8 [DET 108-98]
End of 4th Quarter