:| AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Ben Gordon gave the Detroit Pistons a winning end to an otherwise ugly game. The Pistons shook off an awful first half and Gordon scored seven of their final eight points -- including the go-ahead basket -- to hang on for a 76-73 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Gordons three-pointer with less than three minutes to play broke a 68-all tie and he added four subsequent free throws to keep Detroit ahead. He and rookie Brandon Knight each scored 19 points to help the Pistons end a two-game losing streak. "Obviously all game was pretty much an ugly game," Gordon said. "We just stuck it out and tried to be more persistent than they were." DeMar DeRozan had 16 to lead the Raptors, who lost their third straight. The Pistons couldnt celebrate the victory until Linas Kleizas wide-open three-point attempt bounced off the rim as time expired. "LK had a great look at the end of the game and thats all we can ask for," said Raptors coach Dwane Casey, who did not play DeRozan in the final quarter to give a handful of other players more minutes as his team plays out the final games of the season. Alan Anderson had two chances to give the Raptors the lead in the final 20 seconds but missed both shots. Gordons three-pointer capped a second half that had 15 lead changes and five ties. Detroit turned 17 Raptors turnovers into 18 points and shot 20 per cent better from the field in the last 24 minutes. Neither team will be playing beyond the end of the regular season and Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said that seemed to show Sunday night. "Both teams obviously are in very similar situations," he said. "Almost identical records, both not going to the playoffs. "Those games go either one of two ways: Either 130-126 or its this." Toronto took a 34-29 lead to intermission after the teams combined for the NBAs second-lowest halftime output of the season. The Pistons made just 27 per cent of their field-goal attempts in the opening half and the Raptors (35.1) werent much better. Detroits 29 points were the fewest theyve scored in a first half this season. Greg Monroe had nine points and 17 of Detroits 41 rebounds. Reserves Kleiza and Gary Forbes finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Raptors, who also got 10 rebounds from Solomon Alabi. NOTES: Casey said he doubted G Jose Calderon will play in either of the teams final two games. Hes been out since suffering a cut above his right eye in an April 11 loss at Philadelphia. . Pistons F Ben Wallace returned after missing Thursdays loss to Minnesota to attend a funeral. . Kleiza (right knee) played for the Raptors after missing two games. . Indiana and Boston had the leagues lowest-scoring first half Jan. 6 when they had a combined 58 points at the break. Adidas Zx 750 Prezzo . -- Canadas Lorie Kane won the Legends Championship on Sunday, closing with an even-par 72 for a two-stroke victory over Val Skinner and Laurie Rinker. Scarpe Adidas ZX 700 . Cullen spent the past three seasons with Jacksonville. Before joining the Jaguars, Cullen was at Idaho State and spent three seasons (2006-08) with the Detroit Lions. Cioffi, who has 18 years of NFL experience to the Browns staff, was with Arizona the past two seasons. ni... air max 90 uomo .Y. -- Goalie Ryan Miller was perfect. adidas originals superstar 2 Saldi . -- Anton Karlsson and Gustaf Franzen each scored twice as Sweden overcame Russia 7-5 to win its first under-17 world hockey challenge title Friday.The New York Islanders announced on Saturday night that veteran defenceman Lubomir Visnovsky has not been medically cleared to participate for Slovakia at the Olympics. Visnovsky was re-evaluted by team doctors following Saturday nights 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche and the decision was made. "Im honored to have been selected to represent Slovakia at the Sochi Games," Visnovsky said in a release. &"Im disappointed that I will not have this opportunity to compete for my country, but respect the decision the Islanders have made.dddddddddddd Im excited to watch Team Slovakia compete throughout the next two weeks and wish them all the best." Visnovsky, 37, has only appeared in 14 games this season, where he has a goal and three assists. This would have been Visnovksys third Olympic Games. cheap jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' '