At 8:00 a.m. on December 31, Beijing time, the NBA Raptors traveled to the Pistons, and their starting lineup was Schroder, Trent, Barnes, Siakam, and Poeltl, and the Pistons' starting five Tigers were Cunningham, Ivey, Knox, Bogdanovic, and Duren.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Pistons Bogdanovic hit 2 points from mid-range, Poeltl hit a layup with an inside hook and shot back for 2 points, Siakam hit a 3-point shot from a distance with a 100-step outside line, Knox scored 2 points with a small throw, and Cunningham scored 2 points on a step-back jumper, and the Pistons led the Raptors 6:5 at the beginning. The two sides fell into offensive mode, and the Pistons led the Raptors by one point at 25:24 at the end of the first quarter.
The battle continued in the second quarter, Barnes hit a 3-pointer from the outside, and Osar Thompson scored two points from a back-up to tie the game at 27-27. Wiseman scored 2 points under the basket, Barnes hit a 2-point rebound with a fast break, and the two sides chased after each other, and the Raptors trailed the Pistons by 8 points at 44:52 in the second quarter.
Statistics of the two sides in the first half: Pistons Knox 10 points and 2 rebounds, Bogdanovic 8 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Duren 8 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist, Burks 11 points, Cunningham 4 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, Raptors Siakam 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Schroder 14 points and 2 assists, Barnes 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Poeltl 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
In the second half, the Pistons opened up six more points today to score double-doubles, and Cunningham, Knox, Bogdanovic, Burks, Duren and others scored on offense. The Raptors Siakam, Schroder, Trent, and Barnes rotated to bomb and score to catch up. In the end, the fierce battle game ended, and the Pistons beat the Raptors 129:127 to end the 28-game losing streak, which was really not easy!