Jose Calderon and the Pistons took advantage of a lazy fourth quarter effort from the Raptors, spoiling Rudy Gay's great game and officially eliminating Toronto from post-season contention in the process.
The Raptors head to Detroit to take on Jose Calderon and the Pistons, one of the few teams in the NBA that have actually played worse than Toronto has recently.
While talk of playoff games in 2013 evaporated weeks ago, there is still a portion of this fan base that seems to assume that this exact same roster will magically turn into a playoff team in 2014. And for the life of me, I can't figure out why.
The Raptors hope to have Rudy Gay back in the lineup, as they look to end a four-game losing streak when they welcome the playoff bound Hawks to the Air Canada Centre.
I don't think anyone thought the 2012-13 Raptors were going to contend for anything more than a low seeded playoff berth, but most of us thought they'd still be playing meaningful basketball in late March.