Pistons win 105-86 over Raptors
Posted March 10, 2012 10:33 pm.
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Rodney Stuckey had 20 points and eight assists and Brandon Knight scored 19 first-half points as the Detroit Pistons routed the Toronto Raptors 105-86 Saturday night.
The Pistons, who are now 11-6 since a 4-20 start, had six players in double figures and shot over 50 per cent for the second straight night.
Toronto, which beat Detroit by 20 in their first meeting this season, was led by DeMar DeRozan’s 15 points, but only two others reached double figures.
The Pistons got out to a fast start, taking a 37-14 lead after the first quarter. Knight had 15 points — outscoring the Raptors — and four assists in the period, while Detroit outshot Toronto 71 per cent to 25 per cent.
Things got worse for the Raptors in the second quarter, when Jose Calderon stepped on Knight’s ankle at top speed and badly sprained his right ankle. He did not return to the game.
Toronto trailed 61-37 at halftime and both teams remembered their matchup on Dec. 11, 2010, when the Raptors trailed by 25 in the third quarter before rallying to beat the Pistons 120-116 here. However, Toronto couldn’t get the defensive stops this time it would have needed to pull off a repeat performance and Detroit led 89-58 going into the final period.
