The Detroit Pistons (14 - 24) took down the Toronto Raptors (25 - 12) on Monday at the Air Canada Centre. Brandon Jennings led the Pistons with 34 points and 10 assists in 34 minutes. He has scored 29 - plus points in three of his last seven games after doing that just once through his first 31 games this season. Greg Monroe also finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds in 33 minutes. Detroit has been red - hot without Josh Smith, going 9 - 1 since his departure. The one loss came against the Atlanta Hawks, who hold the Eastern Conference's best record. Jonas Valunciunas put up 22 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. However, he cooled down in the second half and ended up with 31 points and 12 rebounds. Kyle Lowry had a rough night with 10 points on 3 - of - 12 from the floor to go with seven turnovers. He did manage to pitch in seven rebounds, 12 assists and two steals. While Toronto sits second in the Eastern Conference, they're off to a 1 - 4 start in January. The Pistons will now head back to Detroit to play the Pelicans, as the Raptors will stay home and face the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
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