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FILE – Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors controls the ball against the Houston Rockets during the second half at the Toyota Center on February 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP
Fred VanVleet scored 16 of his 35 points in the first quarter and the Toronto Raptors held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 119-118 on Sunday afternoon.
Pascal Siakam added 28 points for the Raptors, who have started their five-game homestand 2-1. Scottie Barnes contributed 20 points for Toronto and Precious Achiuwa had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 33 points for the Pistons. Alec Burks added 21 points, Hamidou Diallo and Jaden Ivey each scored 18 points and Isaiah Stewart had 16 points.
After the Raptors led by 14 early in the fourth quarter, Detroit cut the deficit to nine with 3:04 to play. VanVleet answered with a 13-footer. Bogdanovic made a 3-pointer to cut the lead to six with 1:08 to play, and Ivey’s 3-pointer cut the margin to 116-113 with 10.1 seconds left.
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After the Raptors got out of reach on free throws, Ivey hit another 3-pointer at the final buzzer.
Detroit’s Jalen Duren injured his ankle in the second quarter and returned in the third quarter. He finished with six points.
The Raptors are without coach Nick Nurse (personal reasons) and are led by assistant coach Adrian Griffin. Gary Trent Jr. (calf) and OG Anunoby (wrist) are out for Toronto.
Toronto shot 48.3 percent (42-for-87) from the field. Detroit shot 50.6 percent (40-for-79), including 53.7 percent (22-for-41) in the second half.
Toronto led 31-29 after one quarter. Diallo opened the second quarter with a jumper to tie the game.
Toronto opened up a five-point lead with 9:00 to play, but the Pistons came back to take a 51-47 lead with 1:37 remaining on Bogdanovic’s three free throws. Toronto answered with a 6-1 spurt to lead 53-52 at halftime.
Toronto used an 8-0 spurt to take a 67-58 lead with 7:48 left in the third quarter. Siakam’s layup gave Toronto a 10-point lead with 4:26 left, and Toronto led 84-77 after three quarters.
The Raptors opened the fourth quarter with an 8-1 run to take a 92-78 lead. Detroit cut the margin to five points on Diallo’s layup with 7:39 remaining. Achiuwa’s layup gave Toronto a 13-point lead with 4:22 left.
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