Now that the Raptors got there first game out of the way, we move on to their second game as they face the Detroit Pistons. This game was pretty close as Detroit pull away with the win with the final score of 101-99 for the Pistons. Something you can take for this game is the big debut of Jonas Valanciunas The impression of a "big" debut might be a understatement, as Valanciunas only was able to score only 2 points with limited minutes. For the Pistons, Greg Monroe was there scoring leader getting a double-double in the process, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Another big man that got his debut was rookie Andre Drummond on the Pistons, scoring 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. For the point guard situation for the Raptors, Kyle Lowry was still out due to a left leg injury, but his replacement, Jose Calderon did pretty well, scoring 15 points, 4 assists and getting 2 steals. As for John Lucas, he's still playing impressive as if he's ready to move up in the rotation, outscoring Calderon with 16 points, 5 assist. Again for the second straight game, Demar Derozen tops as the scoring leader with 17 points. The Raptors will get another chance to face the Pistons again this preseason in two days, as they play in the Air Canada Center where Jonas Valanciunas will make his home debut, in hopes to have a better game this time.
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