National Basketball Association
Toronto 114, Detroit 110
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 25, 2015
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#28 Zach Zarba, #6 Tony Brown, #44 Eli Roe
Attendance:
19800
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Raptors 114, Pistons 110: DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points as host Toronto recorded its first winning streak in nearly a month.
Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who last won two in a row Dec. 27-28. Amir Johnson added 17 points and Greivis Vasquez finished with 13 and seven assists for Toronto.
D.J. Augustin scored a career-high 35 points and handed out eight assists for Detroit while starting in place of leading scorer Brandon Jennings, who will miss the rest of the season due to a ruptured Achilles' tendon suffered Saturday at Milwaukee. Greg Monroe had 21 points and 16 boards for the Pistons, who have dropped three of four since an 11-2 surge.
Augustin scored 18 points in the first half alone but the Raptors shot 56.1 percent - including 5-of-9 from 3-point range - to take a 58-53 halftime lead. DeRozan scored on the first possession of the third quarter to spark a 6-0 burst as Toronto went ahead by double digits for the first time, but Augustin stayed hot and later got the Pistons within 75-70 on a 3-pointer later in the period.
Detroit kept charging in the fourth, getting as close as 101-97 on Augustin's layup with three minutes to go and closing within three points on his two free throws with 52.6 seconds on the clock. The Raptors hit 7-of-8 from the line down the stretch to help offset a four-point play by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope that made it a two-point game in the closing seconds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Pistons C Andre Drummond had 14 points and eight rebounds to help his team claim a 44-37 advantage on the glass. ... Raptors SG Lou Williams had 12 points off the bench and Kyle Lowry recorded 11 points and a team-high eight assists. ... Toronto's starting five had just three turnovers and the Raptors finished with eight as a team.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Toronto |
D.J. Augustin 35 |
Scoring |
DeMar DeRozan 25 |
D.J. Augustin 8 |
Assists |
Kyle Lowry 8 |
Greg Monroe 16 |
Rebounds |
Jonas Valanciunas 11 |
D.J. Augustin 6 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMar DeRozan 8 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 |
Steals |
Louis Williams 4 |
Spencer Dinwiddie 1 |
Blocks |
Jonas Valanciunas 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Detroit
|
110 |
45.6 |
12-34 |
16-23 |
24 |
44 |
2 |
5 |
14 |
Toronto
|
114 |
53.1 |
5-15 |
23-29 |
23 |
37 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Raptors have a W/L % of .655 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Pistons have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .259 after a loss.