National Basketball Association
Toronto 120, Detroit 116
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, #71 Rodney Mott, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance:
13343
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jerryd Bayless scored a season-high 31 points and hit the go-ahead 3-point basket as the Toronto Raptors overcame a 25-point third quarter deficit to record a 120-116 victory over the host Detroit Pistons on Saturday.
Toronto trailed by 16 points entering the final quarter and took the lead on Bayless’ tiebreaking trey with 1:21 remaining.
Bayless was 10-for-12 from the field as the Raptors (9-15) shot 62.9 percent from the field to snap a four-game losing streak.
Toronto trailed 89-64 midway through the third quarter before outscoring the Pistons 49-21 to take a 113-110 lead on Bayless’ shot.
Rodney Stuckey had 23 points and 12 assists and Ben Wallace had a career-best 23 points to go with 14 rebounds and five steals as Detroit (7-18) lost its fourth straight game.
Toronto’s Andrea Bargnani and Leandro Barbosa scored 22 points apiece. Bargnani had four 3-point baskets as the Raptors hit 9-of-14 3-point attempts.
Charlie Villaneuva added 17 points for Detroit, which scored 43 points in the second quarter and led 72-53 at halftime.
Wallace made 10-of-13 shots for Detroit, which shot 52.8 percent from the field.
DeMar DeRozan added 16 points for Toronto.
Top Game Performances
Toronto |
|
Detroit |
Jerryd Bayless 31 |
Scoring |
Rodney Stuckey 23 |
Leandro Barbosa 7 |
Assists |
Rodney Stuckey 12 |
Andrea Bargnani 5 |
Rebounds |
Ben Wallace 14 |
Jerryd Bayless 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Rodney Stuckey 7 |
Julian Wright 4 |
Steals |
Ben Wallace 5 |
Ed Davis 2 |
Blocks |
Rodney Stuckey 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Toronto
|
120 |
62.9 |
9-14 |
23-29 |
22 |
32 |
9 |
9 |
18 |
Detroit
|
116 |
52.8 |
6-16 |
16-23 |
30 |
39 |
2 |
9 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.