Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Chris Bosh scored a team-high 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as the Toronto Raptors earned a 110-99 win over the Detroit Pistons at Air Canada Centre.
Bosh, Bargnani Lead Raptors Over Pistons
Andrea Bargnani turned in a solid performance with 22 points and a game-best 12 boards for the Raptors, who recovered after dropping a 125-116 decision to Orlando on Monday. Toronto has split its first four games of the young season. Hedo Turkoglu added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Ben Gordon went for a game-high 30 points, while Charlie Villanueva chipped in with 16 points and seven boards for Detroit, which earned an 85-80 at Orlando on Wednesday. Rodney Stuckey had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the 2-3 Pistons.
Bargnani nailed a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter and the Raptors had a seven-point edge at 89-82. However, Detroit would go on a 9-1 run and grab a one-point advantage with 7:46 to play. Then with things tied at 93 at the midway point, Bosh’s make started an 8-0 Toronto run to put his squad up 101-93 with under four minutes to play.
After a Villanueva jumper broke the string, Bargnani answered with a bucket and Bosh added three free throws to make it a 106-95 game with under a minute to play and the Pistons wouldn’t get any closer.
Detroit led 28-24 after one quarter, but the Raptors put together a 14-3 run to start the second and held a 38-31 advantage after an Amir Johnson layup three minutes in.
Toronto continued to play the frontrunner for the rest of the quarter and a pair of free throws by Jarrett Jack with under a second to play in the half put the hosts up 68-56 heading into the break.
A pair of free throws by Bosh and a fade away jumper from Turkoglu to start the third put the Raptors up 16 and they held a double-figure lead until the later stages of the period. Three from the charity stripe from Stuckey helped the Pistons narrow the deficit to 85-77 after three quarters.
Pistons guard Richard Hamilton (sprained right ankle) and forward Tayshaun Prince (lower back strain) missed the contest...Detroit took all three matchups with the Raptors last year and despite the loss has won 14 of the last 18 contests in the series.
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