First Loss: Detroit 100 Toronto 93

On a night where the Raptors could have made a statement win over an Eastern Conference power, the Raptors underperformed and did their best impression of defense played by ballers on the AND1 mixtape tour. Allowing Tayshaun Prince to go off for 27 points on 10-13 shooting is certainly no easy feat, no disrespect to Tayshaun.
NBA.com Recap

Player of the game:
Jose Calderon - 24 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 9-9 free throws in 36 minutes. Making big shots when the Raptors needed them and yet again playing a heroic game. Come on Sam, why is he only playing 36 a game?

Notables:
Chris Bosh - 26 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist in 45 minutes. Chris played, as usual, like the All-Star that he is. He was just about the only Raptor to get on the offensive glass tonight, snatching 4 offensive boards. With those four offensive rebounds he actually tied Antonio Davis for the all-time franchise record.
Andrea Bargnani - 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist in 21 minutes. A red hot 4-5 from the floor and 2-2 from three point range makes us wonder: "why isn't Andrea shooting more?"

Stat of the game:
The Raptors rank last in the league in rebounding and tonight took no exception. The Raptors, yet again, were outrebounded 43 to 38. Sam Mitchell said they worked on their rebounding a bit in practice yesterday, however maybe it's time to pay a little more attention to the paint. In addition, the Raptors' role players were nowhere to be seen tonight. Bosh, Calderon, and Bargnani were the only three Raptors to put up over 10 points, and frankly they were the only ones with games worth mentioning.

The Raptors first loss comes to a Detroit team without their finals MVP Chauncey Billups, big man Antonio McDyess, or newly acquired Allen Iverson. Even with these players missing the Pistons controlled the game, as they always do against a Toronto team that can never seem to play them well.