DETROIT, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Vince Carter scored 13 of his 28 points in the third quarter Sunday as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Detroit Pistons, 88-81, in an NBA exhibition game.
Carter outscored the Pistons in the third period, when the Raptors turned a 44-44 tie into a 63-54 lead. Detroit made just 4-of-17 shots in the quarter.
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Rookie Chris Bosh scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds for Toronto. The fourth overall pick in the draft was more polished than Detroit rookie Darko Milicic, the No. 2 pick. Milicic had two points on 1-of-5 shooting.
Chauncey Billups scored 19 points and Ben Wallace added 14 points and 20 rebounds for the Pistons, who committed 28 turnovers.
