Richard Hamilton scored a season-high 35 points and the Detroit Pistons didn’t let a large lead slip away this time while routing the host Toronto Raptors, 115-93, on Wednesday.
Hamilton made 13-of-20 shots, including 6-of-10 3-pointers, as Detroit avenged a disastrous Dec. 11 loss to Toronto in which it let a 25-point third-quarter lead get away.
Rodney Stuckey added 21 points for the Pistons (10-19), who scored 38 second-quarter points to take a 62-44 halftime advantage.
Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points to pace the Raptors (10-19). Linas Kleiza scored 19 points and Andrea Bargnani added 16.
Charlie Villanueva added 18 points and Tracy McGrady had 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Detroit.
Jose Calderon recorded 13 assists but committed eight of the Raptors’ 22 turnovers.
Detroit | Toronto | |
Richard Hamilton 35 | Scoring | Leandro Barbosa 21 |
Tracy McGrady 7 | Assists | Jose Calderon 13 |
Tracy McGrady 7 | Rebounds | Julian Wright 6 |
Richard Hamilton 3 | Free Throws Made | Leandro Barbosa 4 |
Tracy McGrady 3 | Steals | DeMar DeRozan 1 |
Ben Wallace 3 | Blocks | Ed Davis 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Detroit | 115 | 51.1 | 8-23 | 15-19 | 27 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
Toronto | 93 | 52.2 | 5-14 | 18-23 | 26 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 24 |