TORONTO -- Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors held off a late charge by the Detroit Pistons for a 114-110 victory on Sunday.

It was Valanciunas's team-best 14th double-double of the season

DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and six rebounds with four assists for Toronto (29-15), which has now won back-to back games. All-star point guard Kyle Lowry had 11 points and eight assists for the Raptors.

Lowry addressed the sold-out crowd from halfcourt before the game, thanking them for their support in voting him a starter in the NBA All-Star game. He received a standing ovation as he promised to represent Toronto and Canada to the best of his abilities.

D.J. Augustin led Detroit (17-28) with a career-high 35 points. He added eight assists and four rebounds, substituting for the injured Brandon Jennings.

Before the game Detroit confirmed that Jennings would be out for the rest of the season with a torn achilles tendon. He was injured in the Pistons' 101-86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. Jennings averaged 15.7 points and 6.7 assists per game before getting hurt.

"Last night I think we were all a little bit down, but then you wake up the next morning, you've got another game, you gotta get ready to play," said Detroit head coach Stan Van Gundy before Sunday's game. "You don't have time to feel sorry for yourself or make excuses or hang your head, whether you're a coach, player or whatever. You get ready. I mean, it's the NBA."

DeRozan drained two free throws with 1:58 left to play in the fourth to give Toronto a 105-99 lead. Patrick Patterson grabbed a rebound at the other end, to maintain Raptors possession. A cheer erupted from the crowd as DeRozan's turnaround fade-away jump shot bounced around the rim and in to make it 107-99.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope replied with a three-pointer and then Amir Johnson was called for an offensive foul, giving Detroit the ball. Lowry fouled Augustin, who made both shots to reduce Toronto's lead to 107-104.

A personal foul on Greg Monroe gave Johnson two free throws, which he made.

DeRozan grabbed a defensive rebound on the next play and was immediately fouled by Detroit's Jodie Meeks. DeRozan sank his second free throw for a 110-104 lead.

Augustin made a driving layup for the Pistons and on the next possession Meeks again fouled a Raptor, this time sending Lowry to the line.

Lowry made both of his free throws as chants of "M-V-P" rained down from the stands. Lowry fouled Caldwell-Pope on a three-point shot, making it a four-point play. Caldwell-Pope's single free throw pulled Detroit to 112-110.

Terrence Ross made two free-throws at the other end of the court to give Toronto a 114-110 lead, then grabbed a rebound off of Caldwell-Pope's three-point attempt to seal the win.

A layup by Valanciunas 1:43 into the third quarter capped a 15-3 run and gave the Raptors a 64-53 lead, their biggest of the game to that point. He had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds with 8:59 left in the third.

Augustin replied for Detroit, dropping a pull-up jump shot with 5:05 remaining in the quarter to reduce the Pistons' deficit to 75-70, forcing Toronto to call a full timeout on its next possession. That huddle seemed to settle the Raptors, who controlled play for the rest of the quarter.

Valanciunas had eight points and five rebounds in the third alone, as Toronto maintained its double-digit lead, 89-79.

Lowry scored his first points of the game with 3:36 left in the first quarter when he faked a call for a timeout as he crossed halfcourt, then drove to the lane for the easy layup with the Pistons players standing still. Toronto led Detroit 26-25 by the end of the first quarter.

Valanciunas was the strongest player for Toronto in the first half, scoring 12 points and pulling down six rebounds by the intermission as the Raptors built a 58-53 advantage.

Notes: Attendance was a sold out crowd of 19,800. ... Amir Johnson was a late addition to the starting lineup. He had been questionable with a sore left shoulder. ... Forward Bruno Caboclo and centre Lucas Nogueira were inactive for the Raptors. Forward Luigi Datome was inactive for the Pistons.