Raptors veterans VanVleet and Siakam carry load in win over Pistons Via Mike_Ganter
Siakam struggled early on to find the range with just six points in the first half on 2-of-9 shooting.RECOMMENDED VIDEO“You had two championship players right there that carried them home with Pascal and Freddie,” Pistons head coach Dwane Casey said. “They were the difference in the game. They carried the team; they did a great job. We tried to double team but Pascal did a great job of going to work even before the double team could get there.
“And today, being able to get three catching shoots right off the gate, I think that helps a lot,” he said. “Depends game to game, it’s not always going to go my way, but have to take advantage when I get the chance to.” Toronto called a timeout before the ensuring in bounds moving the ball up to the Detroit side of the court where the Pistons were forced to foul VanVleet. VanVleet hit both to seal the game.The fourth quarter defensive issues that cost them the game Friday night almost came back and bit them in the butt in this one. Bojan Bogdanovic had 22 of his Pistons-high 33 points in the second half and 12 of those in the fourth quarter.
Also missing Sunday was Gary Trent Jr., who sat out the game with a left calf strain. It was unclear when or how Trent was injured.Raptors lay an egg, melt down in fourth in Jakob Poeltl's return to Toronto against JazzThere’s no question that after consecutive seasons of not-enough from the bench, a focus this off-season with the Raptors will be finding or developing some depth so not all the onus is on the starters.
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