TORONTO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Detroit Pistons rallied in the fourth quarter to overcome a 16-point margin and squeeze by Toronto Raptors 102-101 in Sunday night's NBA game.

Down 82-66 entering the final quarter, Detroit were on the verge of their 11th loss to Toronto in the last 15 matchups.

Pistons' defence held Toronto to 19 points in the period, including a combined nine points from Raptors All-Stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.

Detroit head coach and president Stan Van Gundy was very content with his team's effort in the win.

"I'm really excited about it and I am not the most positive guy in the world sometimes," said Van Gundy after the victory.

"They fought and fought and fought. It wasn't easy, it was just grind it out, get it down to a manageable number," he continued. "Then we got a couple of big stops and a great shot down the stretch. I am really, really happy."

With less than six minutes left in the game, the deficit was trimmed to seven points. With 1:23 remaining, Detroit trailed 101-96. Toronto was held scoreless for the remainder of the game.

A corner three-pointer from guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with 13.2 seconds remaining gave Detroit their first lead of the second half and wound up being the game-winning shot.

Prior to taking the shot, Caldwell-Pope was 1-for-11 on three point shots. Despite his struggles earlier in the game, his teammates encouraged him to continue shooting.

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