Pistons Fall for Second Consecutive Defeat to Raptors, Losing Grip
The Detroit Pistons put together one of their worst quarters of the season, which led to a loss to the Raptors on Sunday.
Detroit — Despite holding a five-point lead at halftime, the Detroit Pistons collapsed in the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors. They were outscored 34-17 during the period, which played a monumental role in the Pistons falling 119-108 to the Raptors on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena. The Pistons' three-game winning streak came to an end; they are now 48-19.
BOX SCORE: Raptors 119, Pistons 108 Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 33 points and nine assists. He was joined by his All-Star teammate Jalen Duren, who added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Tobias Harris added 21 points.
Ausar Thompson played 23 minutes in his return from a right ankle sprain, which forced him to miss five games. Brandon Ingram led the Raptors with 34 points on 12 of 25 shooting. RJ Barrett finished with 27 points, while Jakob Poeltl contributed with a double-double of 20 points and 18 rebounds.
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Pistons unable to recover from third-quarter collapse, fall to Toronto Raptors