NBA: Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons, Dec. 19, 2014

Jodie Meeks (right) and the Pistons are 1-2 vs. Toronto this season.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

GAME INFORMATION

Who:

(26-44) vs. Toronto Raptors (42-28)

When:

7:30 p.m.

Where:

The Palace of Auburn Hills

TV:

Fox Sports Detroit Plus

Radio:

105.1 WMGC-FM

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Line:

Raptors -2.5 (201)

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GAME NOTES

* The Raptors can clinch their second straight Atlantic Division crown by beating the Pistons tonight. It would mark the first time in the franchise's 20-year history Toronto has won the division in back-to-back seasons. The only other time the Raptors won a division crown prior to last year was 2006-07, when they finished atop the Atlantic with a 47-35 record. They need seven wins in their final 12 games to top last season's club-record 48 victories. Although Boston could still tie the Raptors if win tonight and then lose the rest of their games, Toronto would win the tie-breaker.

* Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson has had four straight double-doubles for the first time in his career. That stretch includes his first 20-20 game (23 points, 20 assists) vs. Memphis followed the next game by his first career triple-double (11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) vs. Philadelphia.

* The Raptors have won three straight at The Palace. The Pistons have shot 42.1 percent in those three losses. But the Raptors have been struggling on the road, where they've lost eight of their last 10.

* Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has averaged 21.5 points and shot 52.4 percent in the Pistons' last four games. During that same stretch, Jackson has averaged 18.3 points and 13 assists.

* Andre Drummond has averaged 15.3 rebounds in the last four games, when Greg Monroe has been sidelined by a knee strain. Drummond had 22 rebounds in Sunday's overtime victory at Boston, marking the 10th time in 70 games this season and fourth time in the last 10 that he's grabbed at least 20. With a 13.3 average this season, Drummond is second in the NBA behind the Clippers' DeAndre Jordan (14.8).

* This is the fourth and final meeting of the season between the Pistons and Raptors. Toronto has won two of the previous three games. The Raptors won 110-100 Dec. 19 at The Palace and 114-110 Jan. 25 in Toronto. Detroit's victory came by a score of 114 -111 Jan. 12 in Toronto. Jonas Valanciunas is averaging 22.7 points and 10.0 rebounds against Detroit this season.

* Not counting the lockout-shortened campaign of 2012-13, the Pistons have lost at least 50 games in the last four full seasons. They need to win seven of their remaining 12 games to avoid another 50-loss campaign. Half of those games are at The Palace and only four are against teams with records above .500.

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