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Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons

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4-14, 0-10 Away
Final
100 - 102

8-11, 4-5 Home

Ivey hits buzzer-beating jumper to give Pistons 102-100 win over Raptors

Jaden Ivey calls game with buzzer-beater for Pistons

The Raptors took a 98-96 lead on RJ Barrett's 3-pointer with 1:47 left, but Ivey's driving layup tied it with 1:07 to go.

After both teams missed, Isaiah Stewart got free for a go-ahead dunk, but Scottie Barnes hit a layup in traffic to make it 100-100 with 22.3 seconds to play.

The Pistons called a timeout to set up the play. Ivey ran the clock down before driving past Ochai Agbaji for an off-balance jumper from the right baseline.

Ivey finished with 25 points as the Pistons broke a three-game losing streak.

Barnes led the Raptors with 31 points and Barrett added 17.

Takeaways Raptors: Barnes scored 20 points in the first half on 8-for-16 shooting including 3 of 8 on 3-pointers. The other four Raptors starters combined for eight points on 2-for-15 shooting, including 0 for 5 on 3-pointers. Toronto managed a 48-48 tie at halftime thanks to 20 points from the bench.

Pistons: Cade Cunningham (hip) missed his second straight game, but Ausur Thompson returned after missing eight months with blood-clotting issues. Thompson, who last played on March 9, received a loud ovation from the crowd when he checked in late in the first quarter.

Key moment The Pistons led 26-11 with four minutes left in the first quarter, but the Raptors went on a 29-9 run over the next 10 minutes to take a 40-35 lead midway through the second.

Key stat Toronto dominated the rebounding battle, especially in the second half. They finished with 23 offensive rebounds to Detroit's six. In the second half, they rebounded 53% of their own missed shots and 71% of Detroit's misses.

Up next Both teams return to action on Wednesday night. The Pistons are in Memphis while the Raptors visit New Orleans.

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Regular Season Series

DET leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Pistons: 65.6%
Raptors: 34.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 100 - 102
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 100 - 102
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Raptors] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 100 - 102
4th 0.0 Jaden Ivey makes 8-foot two point shot 100 - 102
4th 22.1 Ochai Agbaji enters the game for Jakob Poeltl 100 - 100

Statistics

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41-104 FG 34-76
39.4 Field Goal % 44.7
10-35 3PT 12-37
28.6 Three Point % 32.4
8-10 FT 22-31
80.0 Free Throw % 71.0
50 Rebounds 38
23 Offensive Rebounds 6
27 Defensive Rebounds 32
26 Assists 27
7 Steals 4
5 Blocks 7
9 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 3
1 Total Technical Fouls 3
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
6 Fast Break Points 17
46 Points in Paint 38
27 Fouls 19
8 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 18,421 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 29 12 .707 - W1
New York 27 16 .628 3 L1
Philadelphia 15 24 .385 13 L4
Brooklyn 14 27 .341 15 L1
Toronto 10 32 .238 19.5 L1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 6 L1 0.85 34
Milwaukee 11 17 W3 0.575 23
Indiana 12 19 W1 0.54761904 23
Detroit 13.5 20 L1 0.5121951 21
Chicago 17 24 L4 0.42857143 18
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