Terriers fade late against Pistons - PortageOnline

The Raptors rely on generation second-chance points to churn their offense. It’s one of the foundational pillars of a good offense, basically, in the modern NBA. Allen Graves is going to help them excel at that this season. Graves played his second pre-season game for the Raptors tonight, and seven of his eight rebounds were on the offensive side of the ball. He scored on most of them, too! It’s clear, after these two games, that his skillset as a rebounder is his day-one contribution on this Raptors team. Alijah Martin, Nimari Burnett, Malachi Smith, Tyson Degenhart and Tyreke Key all showed out in the Raptors final pre-season game versus the 401 rivals, the Detroit Pistons, who played their entire rotation for the first half of the game. In this episode, I break down how Graves gets to his rebounds, why Burnett and Nate Bittle are my picks for the final two-way spot for the Raptors, and Alijah Martin getting it done. I’m excited for the 905 season after this game! Go get that chip!

Friday night's pre-season finale offered a quality chance for the back half of the Raptors' training-camp roster to audition for a move up the pecking order.

Published: October 16, 2026 at 10:16p.m. EDTDETROIT — Trayce Jackson-Davis led all scorers with 23 points — including 15 made free throws — but the Toronto Raptors still fell to the Detroit Pistons 129-125 on Friday in the final pre-season game for both teams. Jackson-Davis also had three rebounds and a steal as Toronto (2-3) didn’t put any of its top rotation players in the game. Nimari Burnett had 17 points and five boards for the Raptors, while rookie Allen Gaves added nine points but pulled down eight rebounds. Cade Cunningham had 18 points and seven assists to lead Detroit (3-1) and Jalen Duren had 14 points and three rebounds. Both of them played limited minutes as the Pistons had 18 different players enter the game. Toronto hosts the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in their regular-season home opener. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026. The Canadian Press