The Toronto Raptors (35 - 16) defeated the host Detroit Pistons (27 - 26) 103 - 89, at Palace of Auburn Hills on Monday. After a slow start the surging Toronto Raptors took the lead with five minutes left in the second quarter and did not look back, outscoring the Pistons 84 - 65 in the final three quarters. A buzzer - beating, full - court heave by Andre Drummond brought the Pistons within five points heading into the fourth, but Toronto responded with a quick five points in the first minute of the final quarter, stretching the lead to 10 and deflating Detroit's momentum. The Raptors have now won 14 of their last 15 games and sit comfortably at second in the East. Meanwhile the Pistons have been slipping and do not have much room for error if they want to hang onto eighth in the East. Toronto now leads this season series 20. Kyle Lowry led the way for the Raptors, finishing with 25 points (9 - 14 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt, 5 - 5 FT), seven assists, three rebounds and two steals, in 38 minutes. Lowry's back - court partner and fellow all - star, DeMar DeRozan had a complete game with 17 points (5 - 14 FG, 7 - 8 FT), seven rebounds and six assists, in 33 minutes. Terrence Ross was huge off the bench as he hit four - of - six from deep, on his way to 18 points, along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals, in 29 minutes. The Raptors shot a blistering 55 percent from the field and 55 percent from long range, as they stretched their win streak to three games. Six players scored in double digits for Detroit but it was still not enough to out - gun the Raptors. Ersan Ilyasova was the high - point man, with 17 (7 - 12 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt,1 - 2 FT), along with six rebounds, in 28 minutes. Andre Drummond hit 4 - 10 from the field on his way to a solid 12 points and 13 rebounds, in 30 minutes. Marcus Morris had a good game and filled the stat sheet as he finished with 14 points (5 - 7 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt, 2 - 4 FT), six assists, five rebounds, three steals and one block, in 37 minutes. The Pistons could not find the rhythm offensively and struggled to hit from deep as they only converted 8 - of - 28 three - point attempts. Detroit will host the Nuggets on Wednesday, in what will be a huge game for the Pistons in terms of maintaining their place in the top eight. The Raptors will move on to the fifth game of their current six - game road trip, as they visit Minnesota for a Wednesday night contest.
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