Dec 27, 2013; New York, NY, USA; Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas (17) controls the ball against New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler (6) and New York Knicks power forward Andrea Bargnani (77) during the third quarter of a game at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Toronto Raptors 95, NEW YORK KNICKS 83
Raptor Rally—Playing again without Carmelo Anthony, it looked like the Knicks had things in hand … until Toronto outscored New York 29-12 in the fourth quarter. DeMar DeRozan scored 25 for the Raptors, Kyle Lowry had 15 points and 11 assists and Jonas Valanciunas went for 16 points and 18 boards. Andrea Bargnani did what he could with 18 points and 12 rebounds and J.R. Smith scored 17 points, while Beno Udrih—happy to be sleeveless—had 15 points and 10 assists.
ORLANDO MAGIC 109, Detroit Pistons 92
Afflalo A-Hotto—Arron Afflalo burned his former team for 23 points on 9-for-11 shooting and Nikola Vucevic, Tobias Harris and rookie Victor Oladipo posted double-doubles as Orlando rocked the Pistons in the Magic Kingdom. Vucevic had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Harris finished with 16 points and 10 boards and Oladipo went for 16 points and 11 assists. Brandon Jennings paced the Pistons with 21 points, but Josh Smith was Josh Smith, going 2-for-13 and scoring five points.