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Jackson-Davis has 23 points in Raptors' 129-125 loss to Pistons to end pre-season

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 17). Jackson-Davis has 23 points in Raptors' 129-125 loss to Pistons to end pre-season. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/jackson-davis-has-23-points-in-raptors-129-125-loss-to-pistons-to-end-pre-season/article_32caa34a-18cc-5704-b3b1-ede188191395.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-17 · by The Canadian Press

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Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 23 points with 15 free throws as the Toronto Raptors faced off against the Detroit Pistons in a pre-season game on Friday. Despite Jackson-Davis's performance, including three rebounds and a steal, the Raptors lost to the Pistons 129-125. Neither team featured their main rotation players; Nimari Burnett contributed 17 points for Toronto while Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 18 points and seven assists. The game marks the end of pre-season for both teams before the regular season begins.
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Trayce Jackson-Davis led all scorers with 23 points, including 15 made free throws, but the Toronto Raptors still lost to the Detroit Pistons 129-125 on Friday in the final pre-season game for both teams. Jackson-Davis also contributed three rebounds and a steal, though Toronto (2-3) did not play any of its top rotation players. Nimari Burnett added 17 points and five rebounds, while rookie Allen Gaves scored nine points with eight rebounds. For Detroit (3-1), Cade Cunningham had 18 points and seven assists, and Jalen Duren contributed 14 points and three rebounds. Both teams used extensive rotations, with the Pistons featuring 18 different players in limited minutes. The Raptors will face the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday for their regular-season home opener.

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“The articles describe different aspects of the Raptors' game and do not refer to the same specific incident or time in the game.”
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DETROIT Raptors Toronto the Detroit Pistons the Toronto Raptors

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DETROIT GPE · 2× Toronto GPE · 2× Allen Gaves PERSON · 1× Cade Cunningham PERSON · 1× Jackson-Davis PERSON · 1× Nimari Burnett PERSON · 1× Raptors ORG · 1× Trayce Jackson-Davis PERSON · 1× the Detroit Pistons ORG · 1× the Toronto Raptors ORG · 1×

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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.
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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. asserted
Raptors → lead → 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. asserted
Toronto → have → game
Nimari Burnett had 17 points and five boards for the Raptors, while rookie Allen Gaves added nine points but pulled down eight rebounds. asserted
Gaves → have → rebounds
Cade Cunningham had 18 points and seven assists to lead Detroit (3-1) and Jalen Duren had 14 points and three rebounds. asserted
Duren → have → points
Both of them played limited minutes as the Pistons had 18 different players enter the game. asserted
players → play → game
Toronto hosts the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in their regular-season home opener. asserted
Toronto → host → opener
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026. asserted
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