Malik Beasley had 20 points, including seven in the fourth quarter, as the Detroit Pistons held off the Toronto Raptors 99-95 on Friday in an NBA Cup game.
The Canadian PressToronto Raptors' Davion Mitchell shoots on Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham during first half NBA Cup basketball action in Toronto on Friday, November 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
TORONTO — Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris had double-doubles for the Pistons , who are 2-0 in the group stage of the in-season tournament. Jakob Poeltl had a double-double with 25 points and matched a career-high with 19 rebounds as Toronto lost its sixth straight game.Gradey Dick had 16 points and five rebounds as the Raptors' record in the in-season tournament dropped to 0-2.Detroit: Cunningham, Beasley and fellow guard Jaden Ivey are typically the engine that drives the Pistons' offence but Toronto’s defence is geared toward stifling perimeter play and those three were harassed into underperforming.
Toronto: Poeltl has been a consistent presence for the Raptors all season and Friday was no different. He carried Toronto for long stretches of the game, including nine points in the third quarter. His 19 rebounds matched his career best set on Oct. 28 in a 127-125 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets.Toronto scored six consecutive points -- generating two turnovers along the way -- in the final two minutes of play to make it a one-possession game with 15.3 seconds left.
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