Pistons Beat Raptors 113-95, Lead East into Break

Toronto, Ontario - The Detroit Pistons closed out the first half of the NBA season with a decisive 113-95 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena, securing their spot as the Eastern Conference leaders heading into the All-Star break.

Cade Cunningham led the way for Detroit with 28 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, including six 3-pointers on 11 attempts, matching his season high. Paul Reed stepped up in place of the suspended centers Isaiah Stewart and Jalen Duren, scoring 22 points on perfect 7-for-7 shooting in the first quarter alone, where he tallied 16 of those points. The Pistons, now 40-13 overall and 18-7 on the road, never trailed and extended their winning streak against Toronto to seven games. They outscored the Raptors 50-34 in the paint and grabbed 46 rebounds to Toronto's 35, marking their sixth win in the last seven contests.

The Pistons managed without their usual frontcourt presence after Stewart and Duren began serving league suspensions earlier in the day for their involvement in a fight during Monday's win over the Charlotte Hornets. Stewart drew a seven-game ban, while Duren received two games. Duncan Robinson...