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Series starts 10/10

Game 1: Wednesday, October 10th
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Pistons101
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Game 2: Friday, October 12th
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Raptors 99

(1-1, 1-0 away)

Pistons 101

(1-0, 1-0 home)

7:30 PM ET, October 10, 2012

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI

1 2 3 4 T
TOR 26 27 31 1599
DET 37 19 27 18101

Top Performers

Toronto: J. Calderon 15 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl

Detroit: B. Knight 14 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast

Pistons edge Raptors 101-99

Associated Press

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Rookie Andre Drummond's putback with 35 seconds remaining lifted the Detroit Pistons to a 101-99 win over the Toronto Raptors in a preseason game Wednesday night.

Drummond put the Pistons ahead 100-99 after rebounding teammate Will Bynum's miss, and Detroit held on. The Pistons won despite going 0 for 13 from 3-point range. Toronto was 11 of 26.

Greg Monroe had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons and Brandon Knight added 14 points. Drummond had 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting. The first-round draft pick had seven rebounds.

DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 17 points and John Lucas added 16.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TOR
DET
Points 99 101
FGM-FGA 35-74 (.473) 41-81 (.506)
3PM-3PA 11-26 (.423) 0-13 (.000)
FTM-FTA 18-28 (.643) 19-27 (.704)
Rebounds (Offensive-Total) 7-32 14-47
Assists 20 24
Turnovers 15 15
Steals 11 8
Blocks 5 5
Fast Break Points 19 14
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 26 (2/0) 22 (1/0)

Top Performers

Toronto
Detroit
Jose Calderon Calderon
Points: 15
Reb: 2
Ast: 4
Stl: 2
Blk: 0
 Brandon Knight Knight
Points: 14
Reb: 4
Ast: 6
Stl: 0
Blk: 0

Game Leaders

 
TOR
DET
PointsD. DeRozan 17G. Monroe 17
ReboundsA. Gray 7G. Monroe 10
AssistsJ. Lucas 5W. Bynum 7
StealsJ. Calderon 2C. Maggette 2
BlocksJ. Valanciunas 2A. Drummond 2
Team rosters: Toronto | Detroit