DeRozan, Lowry each score 20 as Raptors bounce back to beat Pistons 123-94
TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan called Friday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks a game the Raptors needed in order to get back on track.
Toronto moved back into the win column on Monday beating the Detroit Pistons 123-94 with DeRozan and Kyle Lowry leading the way with 20 points each.
“Not to make no excuse, but a game like last game, we kind of needed it to knock us back on track, especially coming off a break,” said DeRozan, who added seven assists. “We understand what we needed to do, what we need to get back to, and we did that tonight.”
Lowry added four assists and six rebounds while going 6 of 8 from three-point range as the Raptors (42-17) maintained a half-game lead on the Boston Celtics for first in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. Pascal Siakam poured in 11 points, six assists and five rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench.