The Pistons and Raptors are in different places as franchises when looking at the standings, but it's hard to tell from the way Dwane Casey's team has handled the matchup. (michaelgrange)
But hey, as Pistons head coach Dwane Casey knows all too well, these are two teams in different places at the moment, with Detroit scraping to stay in the playoffs and the Raptors in theory coasting home.
The Raptors were stymied from there as the Pistons’ Reggie Jackson tied the game with a corner triple with 1:23 left and Andre Drummond put Detroit up for good with a pair of free throws with 46 seconds left. His new club — where he landed after being unceremoniously fired after seven fruitful seasons in Toronto – are determined to become relevant having gone 10 years without winning a playoff round and having made the playoffs at all just once in nine years and not since 2015-16.
“It’s fun, it’s been fun. It’s a challenge for us, but every day I walk in here I see three championship trophies so this franchise understands what a championship level is, we’re not there yet,” said Casey. “But it’s been fun, I think our guys are having fun competing, fighting, scratching.” “[Having a consistent lineup has] helped us, offensively and defensively; guys playing, practicing. getting in a rhythm, understanding rotations, knowing when they’re going in the game,” said Casey. “We’re trying to get where Milwaukee, Toronto and Golden State, some of those teams are right now. We’re in a different place.”
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