Dalano Banton scored a career-high 27 points (11 in the fourth quarter), and the Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons 115-111.
The Pistons got within 96-95 on Bojan Bogdanovic’s 13-foot pull-up jumper with 6:17 to play, but OG Anunoby answered with 2 free throws, and the Pistons got no closer than 103-101.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Pistons 17-7. Banton scored 11 of the Raptors’ 17 on 3 for 5 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Chris Boucher scored 20 points (11 in the second quarter) off the bench.
For the Pistons, Jaden Ivey had 21 points and 8 assists. Ivey scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
The Raptors went 27 for 28 at the line to the Pistons’ 31 for 43. The Pistons turned it over 19 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. Ivey fouled out.