Today in the NBA, the Raptors welcome the Pistons in what should be an entertaining match at the Air Canada Center. If you plan to watch Toronto Raptors vs Detroit Pistons live, stream online, or on TV today then first check out our Toronto vs Detroit match preview.
Toronto Raptors vs Detroit Pistons
The Raptors go into this one with a 36% winning record, and naturally as favorites over the Detroit Pistons. Jay Triano will be sure to keep an eye on the Detroit streak (W 1), but the key against Pistons will be containing Ben Gordon, Rodney Stuckey and Richard Hamilton. The Raptors point differential is -3.2 this season (good for number 21 in the NBA), and better than the Detroit Pistons’s average losing margin of -5.6 in the 2010-2011 NBA season.
Playing on the road, the Pistons will need to play to their strengths and their 19.9 personal fouls per game is their strongest statistical attribute (and 4th best in the whole league in that area). John Kuester’s team is 9-19 this season and today will hope to improve their 2-12 record away from The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Toronto have been dominating their opponents this season in the offensive rebounds departement, with a 2.1 offensive rebounds differential advantage over their opponents on average over the season. Their 12.5 offensive rebounds average per game is 5th best in the NBA, and that will be an area that John Kuester and his coaching staff will want to balance out today if they want to dampen the Raptors’ 7-8 home record.