NEW YORK CITY — Draymond Green wasn’t having any of it. “Is that the headline? Tuesday’s the first day we see KD in a normal setting? I’m looking forward to seeing my brother.” He got up from behind the microphone and left it at that, summarizing well the Warriors’ feelings — at least publicly —…
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USA Basketball has picked its initial team for the opening games of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup.
Jordan Bell heads USA roster for initial 2 World Cup qualifiers — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (10-5-1 – 21 Points) at
BUFFALO SABRES (6-6-2 – 14 Points)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 1 2 2 5
BUFFALO 1 1 2 4
ON THE SCORESHEET
TORONTO MARLIES (7-4-0-0 – 14 Points) vs.
CHICAGO WOLVES (7-3-1-0 – 15 Points)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2021
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| TORONTO | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CHICAGO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Toronto: C. Douglas (1) (B. McMann, A. Biega), S. Der-Arguchintsev (2) (M. Abramov, J. Duszak)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (37/38)
Chicago: M. Letunov (3) PP (J. Rees, J. Keane)
Goaltender: E. Makiniemi (25/27)
ON THE SCORESHEET
ON THE ROAD
OF NOTE
| RECORD WHEN Trailing after 1 1-3-0-0 Tied after 2 2-1-0-0 Not scoring on the power play 3-4-0-0 Allowing a goal on the power play 3-3-0-0 Outshot by opponent 4-3-0-0 Sunday 2-1-0-0 | MARLIES LEADERSGoals 6 (J. Ho-Sang) Assists 7 (J. Duszak) Points 8 (J. Ho-Sang) PPG 2 (J. Ho-Sang) Shots 25 (B. Seney) +/- +5 (C. Dahlström, B. McMann) PIMS 36 (R. Clune) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On today’s game:
(Chicago) had a great start. We were a little flat. They made it tough on us. They didn’t turn pucks over, they kept putting it in behind. They were establishing their O-zone. We were a little slow closing out plays in our defensive zone. They were spending way too much time in there. We knew they were going to come. We knew they were hungry after yesterday. As the second period came, the team started to come around, started to find our game. I thought we just got better with very shift. The team really rallied around themselves. We got back to our game plan that we had success with yesterday.
On Michael Hutchinson:
He made a lot of big saves. He’s a goalie who has a lot of experience. We’re really luck to have him here. He gave us an opportunity today to come back and win.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 8: Recalled defenceman Matthew Hellickson from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 8: Recalled defenceman Noel Hoefenmayer from loanto Newfoundland (ECHL).
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
November 17 vs Laval – 7:00 p.m.
November 20 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m.
November 21 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
November 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
November 27 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — With the simple shift of putting Anthony Davis in the middle, the Lakers looked quite formidable on Sunday afternoon. On the heels of a disappointing loss to Minnesota, a lineup shift and fresh blood pushed the Lakers (8-6) to a 114-106 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs. The win gave the…
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FINAL SCORE: DETROIT PISTONS 127, TORONTO RAPTORS 121
DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2021 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
| FINAL SCORE | RECORD | HIGH POINTS | HIGH REBOUNDS | HIGH ASSISTS | |
| Detroit | 127 | 3-9 | Grant – 24 | Bey – 8 | Hayes – 10 |
| Toronto | 121 | 7-7 | Siakam – 25 | Siakam – 12 | Siakam – 7 |
| KEY RUN |
Detroit entered the fourth quarter down two points (95-93) but started the quarter on a 21-8 run and took its largest lead of the game (114-103) at the 6:03 mark … The Pistons shot 11-for-19 (.579) in the final frame and outscored the Raptors 34-26 … Jerami Grant scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.
| KEY STAT |
The Pistons recorded season highs of 127 points and 34 assists in the win … Detroit’s bench, led by Josh Jackson (15) and Frank Jackson (14), outscored Toronto’s bench 44-29 … The Pistons entered tonight ranked fourth in the NBA in bench scoring (40.4 ppg).
RAPTORS NOTES:
PISTONS NOTES:
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Jonathan Marchessault and Evgenii Dadonov each scored two goals in the Golden Knights’ victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights report: Marchessault, Dadonov named stars — Las Vegas Review-Journal
TORONTO MARLIES (6-4-0-0 – 12 Points) vs.
CHICAGO WOLVES (7-3-0-0 – 14 Points)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| TORONTO | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 |
| CHICAGO | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Toronto: B. McMann (2) (J. Duszak, R. Clune), K. Gabriel (1) (C. Douglas, B. McMann), S. Der-Arguchintsev (1) (J. Ho-Sang, N. Hoefenmayer), M. Michaelis (2) SH (M. Abramov, A. Biega), P. Gogolev (1) (N. Hoefenmayer)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (38/39)
Chicago: S. Miletic (1) (S. Smallman, M. Letunov)
Goaltender: B. Warm (20/25)
ON THE SCORESHEET
ON THE ROAD
OF NOTE
| RECORD WHEN Scoring first 6-0-0-0 Leading after 1 4-0-0-0 Leading after 2 5-0-0-0 Not scoring on the power play 2-4-0-0 Not allowing a power play goal 4-1-0-0 Outshot by opponent 3-3-0-0 Saturday 3-2-0-0 | MARLIES LEADERSGoals 6 (J. Ho-Sang) Assists 6 (J. Duszak) Points 8 (J. Ho-Sang) PPG 2 (J. Ho-Sang) Shots 24 (B. Seney) +/- +4 (C. Dahlström, B. McMann, K. Rubīns) PIMS 36 (R. Clune) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On tonight’s game:
It was a weird game. First thing is we’ve got to stay out of the penalty box. That’s something we’re having to waste too much time and energy on talking with the group. In the long term, we can’t play sustained hockey and win games if we’re going to be in the box that often. The positive to that is how good our penalty kill did at eliminating opportunities. Snowden has done a heck of a job with those guys and preparing them, keeping them organized and really building a mindset of how they’re attacking and approaching that area of the hockey game. It was really good to see a couple of guys really spring offensively. The puck play hasn’t been a really simple or smooth thing for us to work through the last couple of games. At times when we did find our space and our offence, I thought our puck play was pretty good.
On Bobby McMann:
He’s getting the ice tilted. He’s a very strong skater. He plays to his strengths and that’s just simply driving his feet, getting depth into the zone. He sets up the whole team with his power and his strength of forcing the other team to come all the way back into their D-zone, stop in their spots. He sets up the O-zone for our team and establishes a presence at that end of the rink. He has a heck of a shot when he has the time and space to shoot the puck. That line today of McMann, Douglas and Gabriel had an awesome start for us. They were determined at the beginning of the game to make sure that we got things going the right direction and they put the team on their back today.
BOBBY McMANN (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)
On tonight’s win:
I think we’re just focusing on our starts. It’s what Moore talked about pregame. Just trying to get a good start and play in the offensive zone and then good things happen usually. We’ve had a good week of practice and we followed that up in the game.
On his line with Curtis Douglas and Kurtis Gabriel:
Our game plan is just to skate, skate as hard as we can and try to turn pucks over. We know and have trust in the other guy that he’s going to be there to support you as that F2 and collect that puck if you’re first on it. Just trusting that that other guy is going to be there and giving your all.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 8: Recalled defenceman Matthew Hellickson from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 8: Recalled defenceman Noel Hoefenmayer from loanto Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 7: Recalled forward Joey Anderson from loan by Toronto (NHL).
November 7: Recalled forward Kirill Semyonov from loan by Toronto (NHL).
November 6: Recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from loan by Toronto (NHL).
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
November 14 at Chicago – 4:00 p.m.
November 17 vs Laval – 7:00 p.m.
November 20 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m.
November 21 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
November 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
The Warriors are hoping for a leap forward from Wiseman in his second season.
Warriors reportedly could get James Wiseman back by Thanksgiving — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
07:30 (ET) DET@TOR
Detroit Pistons
Lee, Saben Out G League – On Assignment
Livers, Isaiah Out G League – On Assignment
Olynyk, Kelly Out Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Sprain
Pickett, Jamorko Out G League – Two-Way
Smith, Chris Out G League – Two-Way
Toronto Raptors
Achiuwa, Precious Questionable Injury/Illness – Right Shoulder; Tendinitis
Birch, Khem Questionable Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Swelling
VanVleet, Fred Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Groin; Soreness
Watanabe, Yuta Out Injury/Illness – Left Calf; Strain
• The Toronto Raptors (7-6) host the Detroit Pistons (2-9) on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena. The Pistons swept the season-series (3-0) with Toronto last season. Gary Trent Jr. and Fred VanVleet hit backto-back 3-pointers over the final 1:10 to lift the Raptors past the 76ers, 115-109, on Thursday night. The
victory snapped a three-game winless streak for Toronto. Following Saturday’s game, the Raptors begin a
season long-tying six-game road trip (Nov. 15-26) Monday in Portland.
• Fred VanVleet led the Raptors with 32 points and seven assists in 40 minutes of action Nov. 11 at Philadelphia. VanVleet scored 30+ points for the second time this season and 12th time in his career. With Thursday’s victory, Toronto improved to 10-2 when VanVleet reaches the 30-point mark.
• After being outrebounded 24-14 on the offensive glass the previous two games (Nov. 7-10), the Raptors grabbed 16 offensive boards in Thursday’s win over Philadelphia, and outscored the Sixers 32-15 in second chance points. Toronto ranks second in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (13.3) this season.
• Rookie Scottie Barnes finished with 13 points, a team high-tying nine rebounds and four assists in 39 minutes Nov. 11 at Philadelphia. Barnes currently leads all rookies in scoring (16.6 ppg), rebounds (8.5) and field goal percentage (.527 – min. 50 FGA). He has led the team in scoring in five of his first 11 games
played, scored 20+ points four times and earned two double-doubles. Barnes sat out two games (Nov. 1-3) with a sprained right thumb.
• Gary Trent Jr. (59) and Fred VanVleet (52) rank first and tied for second, respectively, in the NBA in deflections. Trent Jr. also ranks third in the NBA in steals per game (2.46) and has already tied his career
high with five steals three times. VanVleet has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons. Toronto currently ranks second in the NBA in steals per game (10.6).
• Precious Achiuwa recorded four points and a team high-tying nine rebounds Thursday vs. the Sixers. He has now grabbed eight-or-more rebounds in six straight games (Nov. 1-11). Achiuwa is averaging a teamhigh 8.7 rebounds this season and has led the team on the glass in eight games.
• Pistons head coach Dwane Casey is Toronto’s all-time leader in coaching victories (320). He helped the Raptors increase its win total five times during his six seasons as head coach, including a franchise-record
59 victories during the 2017-18 campaign. Toronto reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 2016 and recorded three consecutive 50-win seasons under Casey’s direction (2015-18).
QUICK FACTS
The Pistons went 3-0 against Toronto in last season’s series after going 0-3 in 2019-20.
Detroit has an 6-7 record against Toronto over the past four seasons.
Detroit holds a 57-38 all-time record against the Raptors with a 31-19 home record and a 26-19 road record.
SERIES TRENDS
Detroit will play two games on the road against Toronto this season and one at home. This season will be the team’s first time playing more
games on the road than at home against the Raptors since the 2013-14 season.
The Pistons have traded series sweeps with the Raptors since 2017-18, with Detroit going 3-0 in both 2020-21 and 2018-19.
CONNECTIONS
Detroit head coach Dwane Casey coached the Toronto Raptors from 2011-12. Casey led the Raptors to a franchise record five-straight
postseasons and won Coach of the Year in 2017-18. Casey went 320-238 in seven seasons with Toronto.
Pistons guard Cory Joseph played for Toronto for two seasons, averaging 8.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.8 steals in 160 games (26
starts) from 2015-17.
The view from left field 