Game 71 Raptors at Pistons

Last 12 games of the season and the sprint towards the playoffs is in full stride! No screwing around with jockeying for best match-up situations! Get as many wins as you can going into the post season with confidence and momentum. First up: Detroit!

• The Pistons are still without their young point guard Brandon Jennings after suffering a season ending knee injury before the All-Star Break. They acquired guard Reggie Jackson from OKC at the trade deadline and he's been given the keys in Jennings' absence
• Greg Monroe will also be out for tonight's game with a knee injury. It will be his fifth straight missed game, in which his team has gone 3-1 without him. Including a win over Chicago.
• Good news for Toronto as Kyle Lowry returns to the starting line up tonight. He's missed the last 2 games with a back contusion (bruise)
• Also a point of interest, if the Raptors manage a victory tonight they would clench a Playoff spot in the East

Song Of The Day

Robert Plant - "Worse Than Detroit"

After the end of Led Zeppelin Robert Plant embarked on a solo journey of sorts. Yes he joined forces with his ol' guitarist buddy Jimmy Page for a while under the monicker Page & Plant, but as a solo artist he released an impressive if not quiet collection of albums. The first of those was released in 1982 and it was called Pictures At Eleven. It featured Phil Collins of Genesis on the majority of drum tracks and received positive reviews from critics and unsure Zeppelin fans. First track on the second side? A song called "Worse Than Detroit".

Detroit Rock City...roll 'em out