Jalen Duren has career-high 23 rebounds as Pistons beat Raptors 113-104 for 3rd win in 4
DETROIT (AP) Jalen Duren had a career-high 23 rebounds along with 24 points and five assists as the Detroit Pistons won three of four games for the first time in nearly two years, beating the Toronto Raptors 113-104 on Wednesday.
Detroit, which trailed by 16 points in the second quarter, hadn't won three of four since late in the 2021-22 season - a stretch of 145 games.
Duren posted his second game this season with at least 20 points, 20 boards and five assists. Nikola Jokic and Domantas Sabonis are the only other players with two this season.
He became the first Pistons player with such a game before his 23rd birthday.
“I just wanted to get us a win, honestly,” said Duren, who turns 21 on Nov. 18. “We've talked a lot about running hard through the tape and finishing this year strong.”
Cade Cunningham added 19 points for Detroit, which had six players score in double figures. The Pistons have the second-worst record in the league, one game ahead of Washington.
Cunningham didn't play in the fourth quarter, but Pistons coach Monty Williams said it wasn't health-related.
“I just wanted to go with the group that built our lead,” Williams said. “I had him ready to go, but (Marcus Sasser) hit another 3 and I sat him back down.”
Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points for Toronto, which matched a season high by losing five straight. Former Piston Kelly Olynyk scored 19.
“We had 32 assists, but we weren't able to get enough on the glass,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We allowed too many second-chance points. That was the biggest difference.”
The Raptors led 57-52 at halftime but only scored 22 points in the third. That allowed Detroit to take an 83-79 lead on Stanley Umude's 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The Pistons continued to play good defense, holding Toronto to two points on 1-of-8 shooting in the first five minutes of the fourth. A pair of 3-pointers by Sasser put Detroit ahead 100-87 with 4:26 left, and the Raptors never challenged down the stretch.
“Hats off to our second unit tonight,” Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart said. “They built on the lead and gave the starters a cushion. Sasser got hot and Cade was a good teammate and told Coach to leave him in.”
Toronto started the second quarter with a 26-5 run, with nine players contributing points. Cunningham and Duren combined to go 6 of 10 in the quarter, but the rest of the team shot 1 of 14.
“We had it at 16 points - 53-37 - but we lost a little concentration at the end of the half,” Rajakovic said. “That let them get it back to five.”
UP NEXT
Raptors: Host Orlando on Friday.
Pistons: Host Miami on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kelly Olynyk vs. Jalen Duren (Immanuel Quickley gains possession) | ||
| 11:36 |  | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point driving layup (Ochai Agbaji assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:05 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Jalen Duren turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:37 | | Gradey Dick misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Jalen Duren offensive foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | Jalen Duren turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | Ochai Agbaji misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:49 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip dunk | 2-4 |
| 9:32 | | +3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point stepback jump shot | 5-4 |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 5-6 |
| 9:06 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (bad pass) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 5-8 |
| 8:43 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 8-8 |
| 8:22 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point stepback bank jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 8-10 |
| 7:44 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point cutting layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 10-10 |
| 7:31 | | Kelly Olynyk blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:29 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip dunk | 10-12 |
| 7:15 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point putback layup | 12-12 |
| 6:54 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point layup (Jalen Duren assists) | 12-14 |
| 6:53 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:40 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Immanuel Quickley personal foul (Isaiah Stewart draws the foul) | ||
| 6:21 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:19 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip dunk | 12-16 |
| 5:58 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-16 |
| 5:58 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-16 |
| 5:40 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point turnaround hook shot | 14-18 |
| 5:30 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:13 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Gradey Dick assists) | 17-18 |
| 4:29 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:26 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point running layup | 19-18 |
| 4:23 | | Quentin Grimes shooting foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-18 |
| 4:06 | | Isaiah Stewart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot (Jontay Porter assists) | 22-18 |
| 3:37 | | +3 | Isaiah Stewart makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 22-21 |
| 3:22 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point cutting dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 22-23 |
| 2:43 | | Gradey Dick misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point running layup | 22-25 |
| 2:16 | | +2 | Jontay Porter makes two point driving hook shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 24-25 |
| 2:16 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:52 | | Evan Fournier misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Jahmi'us Ramsey defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | Evan Fournier defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +2 | Evan Fournier makes two point driving bank jump shot (Quentin Grimes assists) | 24-27 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Jordan Nwora makes two point driving bank jump shot (Jontay Porter assists) | 26-27 |
| 0:50 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point driving dunk | 26-29 |
| 0:38 | | James Wiseman blocks Jalen McDaniels's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:38 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point jump shot (Evan Fournier assists) | 26-32 |
| 0:05 | | Marcus Sasser personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | Evan Fournier personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:02 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-32 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Evan Fournier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Jahmi'us Ramsey offensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Jahmi'us Ramsey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:50 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting layup (Jontay Porter assists) | 29-32 |
| 10:37 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Marcus Sasser shooting foul (Jahmi'us Ramsey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:32 | | +1 | Jahmi'us Ramsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-32 |
| 10:32 | | +1 | Jahmi'us Ramsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-32 |
| 10:19 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Jahmi'us Ramsey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | James Wiseman blocks Jalen McDaniels's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:01 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Jontay Porter blocks Quentin Grimes's two point running reverse layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Jontay Porter defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup | 33-32 |
| 9:27 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (bad pass) (Gradey Dick steals) | ||
| 9:24 | | Gradey Dick turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:09 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +3 | Jontay Porter makes three point running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 36-32 |
| 8:49 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point running dunk (Jalen McDaniels assists) | 38-32 |
| 8:43 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:27 | | Jontay Porter blocks Jaden Ivey's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:27 | | Jordan Nwora defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Jontay Porter misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Jontay Porter shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-33 |
| 8:05 | | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:01 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jontay Porter assists) | 40-33 |
| 7:29 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Jalen McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Jalen McDaniels personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Nwora steals) | ||
| 6:50 | | Isaiah Stewart blocks Ochai Agbaji's two point running layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Jordan Nwora defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Stanley Umude defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Nwora steals) | ||
| 6:11 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Stanley Umude defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 40-35 |
| 5:42 | | +3 | Jordan Nwora makes three point stepback jump shot | 43-35 |
| 5:27 | | Immanuel Quickley blocks Stanley Umude's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point running layup | 45-35 |
| 5:10 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 45-37 |
| 4:55 | | +2 | Jordan Nwora makes two point driving layup | 47-37 |
| 4:39 | | Stanley Umude misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point cutting layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 49-37 |
| 4:14 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Ivey steals) | ||
| 4:07 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 4:07 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:00 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Isaiah Stewart turnover (lost ball) (Ochai Agbaji steals) | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup (Ochai Agbaji assists) | 51-37 |
| 3:21 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | ||
| 3:13 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-37 |
| 3:13 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-37 |
| 2:59 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point cutting dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 53-39 |
| 2:48 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Ochai Agbaji shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-40 |
| 2:35 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-41 |
| 2:28 | | Jaden Ivey personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point cutting dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 55-41 |
| 2:05 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 55-44 |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point driving layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 57-44 |
| 1:39 | | Jalen Duren turnover (lost ball) (Jahmi'us Ramsey steals) | ||
| 1:35 |