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.