TORONTO (AP) – Jerami Grant scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, Isaiah Stewart scored 20 and Detroit used a big shot to beat Toronto 127-121 on Saturday night, the Pistons’ fourth straight win over the Los Angeles. Raptors. .
Killian Hayes scored 13 points and 10 assists, the season high, Saddiq Bey scored 16 points, Josh Jackson had 15 points and Frank Jackson added 14 as the Pistons rallied from Friday’s 20-point loss at Cleveland to win by second time in three. games, setting season highs in points, assists (34) and field goals (43).
“That felt good,” Stewart said. “It felt really good. I just want to continue this for the next game. “
The Pistons shot 6 of 8 from 3-point range in the fourth, beating Toronto 34-26 in the final period.
“When we can share the ball like we did tonight, the guys can just make plays,” Hayes said.
Detroit rookie Cade Cunningham scored seven of his 10 points in the fourth.
“It’s made for those kinds of moments,” Stewart said. “He’s that kind of player.”
Pistons coach Dwane Casey said a team meeting Saturday morning helped change the mood after Friday’s loss.
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“We had a good meeting this morning, just talking about everything in terms of team chemistry, discipline and being a disciplined team, establishing our culture,” Casey said. “As ugly as it was last night, tonight was a beautiful thing.”
Pascal Siakam fouled with 25 points and 12 rebounds, Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 points and OG Anunoby had 17 for the Raptors. Toronto lost for the fourth time in five games and fell to 2-6 at home.
“It seems we haven’t played as good a defense at home as we have on the road,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. “We are not sure why. We should have more energy and juice feeding on our local people. “
Toronto played without point guard Fred VanVleet (left groin) and forward Precious Achiuwa (right shoulder). Forward Khem Birch returned after missing the previous three games due to a sore right knee.
Raptors forward Chris Boucher left after three quarters due to lower back pain.
Dragic started for VanVleet, his first appearance with Toronto since the Oct. 25 loss to Chicago. Dragic scored 16 points in 28 minutes.
Dalano Banton scored 12 points for the Raptors and fellow rookie Scottie Barnes had 11.
Toronto led 34-32 after one, but Grant scored eight points in the second to give the visitors a narrow 65-64 lead at halftime.
Stewart shot 6-of-6 in the third and scored 12 points, but Anunoby and Dragic each had six points for the Raptors, who took a 95-93 lead into the fourth.
“Stewart was amazing tonight,” Nurse said. “Part of it was that we threw some coverage on him early.”
ADVICE
Pistons: Hayes had seven rebounds. … The Pistons made their first five field goal attempts of the game, then missed the next six. … Detroit scored 44 points on the bench. … Casey is Toronto’s career leader in the field of coaching victories with 320 victories in six seasons. He received a warm standing ovation during the pre-game performances.
Raptors: Siakam had seven rebounds. … Toronto was 20 of 31 at the free throw line. … The Raptors scored 25 points on turnovers. … Banton played his fourth game in four days. Banton played in Boston on Wednesday and Philadelphia on Thursday, then made his debut for Toronto’s G League team on Friday.
CANADIAN CONTENT
The Pistons (Cory Josesph, Trey Lyles and Kelly Olynyk) and the Raptors (Birch, Banton and Boucher) are the only two NBA teams with three Canadians on the roster. Five of the six were on the court together in the first quarter. The injured Olynyk (sprained left knee) is currently out of the game and is expected to miss at least six weeks.
HALF EMPTY GLASSES
After being called up for riding in the third, Barnes received a technical foul when he gestured with glasses towards referee Jacyn Goble. It was the first technical foul of Barnes’ career.
UNTIL NEXT TIME
Pistons: Host Sacramento Monday night.
Raptors: Open a six-game road trip in Portland on Monday night.
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