It was a rivalry game that offered the Raptors one last chance to avoid going 0-for-the-season against the Pistons. Casey hasn’t hidden his displeasure with how his old team treated him, and has relished the Pistons’ wins over the Raptors this season. Even without the coach Casey plotline, Pistons games always carry extra significance. You don’t realize how much you need it until you don’t have it,” VanVleet told reporters after Saturday’s practice. “He’s had a rough year on his body, and he looks pretty fresh and bouncy to me right now,” Nurse told reporters after Saturday’s practice.

Source: thestar March 17, 2019 23:37 UTC