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TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan is feeling like himself again.DeRozan scored 25 points with six rebounds and four assists as the Toronto Raptors held off a late charge by the Detroit Pistons for a 114-110 victory on Sunday.DeRozan missed 21 games between Nov. 30 and Jan. 12 with a torn left adductor tendon. Although hed played in six games before Sundays win, he finally felt 100 per cent against the Pistons.Tonight was the first night that every time I got it in transition I pushed it up and down the court, said DeRozan. I was kind of intimidated doing it in a lot of games before.Every single day I feel more comfortable and better.Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Toronto (29-15), which has now won back-to-back games. It was Valanciunass team-best 14th double-double of the season.DeMar was going to find his legs at the right time and he did tonight, said Raptors head coach Dwane Casey. I thought Jonas came in and gave us a good presence inside offensively, so I was really pleased with our overall offensive production.All-star point guard Kyle Lowry had 11 points and eight assists for the Raptors. He 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.When you come out early and play a lot of minutes you get more comfortable rather than coming off the bench, said Augustin. You get a rhythm quicker and you are able to play through that rhythm.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.Augustins career performance jeopardized the Raptors victory late in the fourth quarter.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 DeRozans 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 Torontos 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 Detroits Jodie Meeks. DeRozan sank his second free throw for a 110-104 lead.I almost forgot how I used to get to the free-throw line said DeRozan with a laugh. He went 8 for 10 at the line on Sunday. It felt good. I just wanted to go out there and be aggressive.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-Popes 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-Popes three-point attempt to seal the win.Valanciunas was dominant in the paint, especially in the third quarter.His layup 1:43 into that 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.I was just active. I was just going everywhere, said Valanciunas. To be a successful rebounder youve got to be active. Youve got to go for the glass.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. 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Even after a hearty handshake from the tournament host and a shiny trophy an arms length away from, Every summed up this wild day with just the right words. "I ... I ... I cant believe I won," he said. "I just ... I really cant." The tee shot that he feared might be out-of-bounds on No. 9 somehow bounced along a cart path and led to an unlikely birdie. He surged to a three-shot lead when Scotts touch with the putter vanished. Even with two bogeys on the last three holes -- he missed a 4-foot par putt on the 18th -- Every still closed with a 2-under 70. The last bogey made him sweat out the finish. Keegan Bradley, who birdied the 16th and 17th holes, had a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th that would have forced a playoff. It was similar to the putt Tiger Woods has made so often to win at Bay Hill. Bradleys putt stayed left of the hole, and he finished one shot behind. Every finished at 13-under 275, one shot ahead of Bradley, who needed two late birdies for a 72. Scott was third. David Hearn (74) of Brantford, Ont., finished in a tie for 52nd at 1-over par. In his 92nd start as a pro on the PGA Tour, Every finally won at just the right time and just the right place. The 30-year-old who grew up 90 minutes away in Daytona Beach used to come to Bay Hill as a kid to watch the tournament. And he beat the Masters champion to earn his own spot in the Masters next month. "Being close to winning out here, it can be kind of discouraging because if you dont win, you just wonder if its ever going to happen," Every said. "And sometimes you tell yourself, Well, maybe its meant to be somewhere else, somewhere better. I dont see how it could get much better than this -- being so close to where I grew up and all the fans out there that were cheering me on. It was awesome." It was a nightmare for Scott. He shattered the Bay Hill record by taking a seven-shot lead after 36 holes and still led by three shots over Bradley going into Sunday. His putting stroke betrayed him. Scott made only five bogeys over 54 holes. He made five on Sunday alone. And he didnt make a birdie over the last 14 holes for a 76. "t;Im annoyed that I didnt do better today," Scott said.dddddddddddd "Sometimes youve got to be hard on yourself. Sometimes you dont. And I think I was getting into a really good spot, and an opportunity here to run away with an event and really take a lot of confidence. Im taking confidence anyway, from just some good play. But some opportunities youve got to take." Cocky by nature, Every choked back tears when he realized he had won. "Its hard," he said, stopping to compose himself. "Its tough, man. You just never know if its going to happen. You get there so many times. Its nice to get it done." He made it hard on himself. Every had a three-shot lead on the par-5 16th hole -- the easiest at Bay Hill -- when he drove into the woods, hit a tree trying to pitch out, laid up short of the water to play it safe and had to grind out a bogey. Scott, playing in the final group behind him, drilled 6-iron to 20 feet for an eagle putt that would have tied him for the lead. He three-putted for par. It was the second time in six tournaments that Scott lost a big lead on the last day. He had a four-shot advantage in the Australian Open and lost on the final hole to Rory McIlroy. This time, he didnt even have a realistic chance playing the 18th. "I really think the putting has let me down on both of those occasions," Scott said. "Today was a bit shaky. But this course was asking a lot of everyone today, and my short game just wasnt there. So that needs to be tightened up and probably shows that I need to do a bit more work on it to hold up under the pressure." Scott finished alone in third. He had to win Bay Hill to reach No. 1 in the world ranking when he arrived at Augusta National. Now, the No. 1 spot that Woods has held for the last year will be up for grabs at the Masters among Woods, Scott and Henrik Stenson, who tied for fifth at Bay Hill. Until Sunday, about the only time Every made news on the PGA Tour was when he was arrested and jailed on a misdemeanour drug possession charge at the 2010 John Deere Classic after agents were called to a casino hotel because of a strong odour of marijuana coming from the room he was in. Every paid the price with a three-month suspension that kept him from retaining his PGA Tour card. He once said earning his card back was his greatest achievement, though that sure takes a seat back to his win at Bay Hill. "Its just cool that I can say that I won on the PGA Tour," Every said. "But I always felt like my game was plenty good enough to win out here." ' ' '