Pacers Vs Raptors Game 5

TORONTO -- Serge Ibaka had missed five of his six attempts from 3-point range, but didn’t hesitate when it was time to take the biggest shot of the game.

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Ibaka hit a go-ahead 3 with 30 seconds remaining and the Toronto Raptors rallied from 19 down to beat the Indiana Pacers 119-118 Wednesday night, setting a franchise record with their 12th consecutive victory.

. The Pacers' defensive rating of 109.2 ranks 14th in the league while the Raptors' defensive rating of 108.5 ranks 10th. Through 13 games, Pacers centre Myles Turner is averaging a league-leading 4.1 blocks per game.

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“He deserved it because he’s been working his tail off on his shooting,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said.

Kyle Lowry had 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and Ibaka scored a season-high 30 as Toronto fought back after trailing by 11 with less than four minutes to play. The defending NBA champions scored the final 11 points of the game.

“We play 48 minutes,” Lowry said. “That’s how we play. We gave ourselves a chance, put the press on, made some shots, got aggressive and played better defense down the stretch.”

Toronto’s closing offense was pretty good, too. A trio of Raptors scored in double figures in the fourth, led by Ibaka’s 15 points.

Ibaka said a pep talk from Nurse inspired him to keep firing even after he struggled from distance early.

“Nick told me in a timeout, ‘Serge, keep shooting with confidence, just push the ball,’” Ibaka said. “He gave me a lot of confidence.”

Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, Terence Davis had 11 and Fred VanVleet added 10 to help the Raptors earn their 12th straight home win over Indiana.

Malcolm Brogdon scored 24 points and Justin Holiday added a season-best 22, but the Pacers lost their third straight overall. Domantas Sabonis had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his third career triple-double.

“Poor execution the last five minutes of the game,” Pacers coach Nate McMillan said.

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Indiana guard Victor Oladipo started for the first time since returning from injury last week and scored a season-high 13 points in 25 minutes.

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“I feel like I played a little better today,” Oladipo said. “I could actually feel my legs kind of getting under me, especially defensively.

“It’s a tough loss, obviously, but there’s a lot of basketball left,” he added. “We’ve just got to continue to keep getting better, keep getting stronger, and getting healthy as well. Everything else will take care of itself.”

Toronto was the opponent in January 2019 when Oladipo had to be carried off the court on a stretcher because of a ruptured tendon in his right knee.

Oladipo played seven minutes in the first quarter, then checked back in with 4:17 left in the first half. He started the second half and was replaced by Aaron Holiday with 3:24 remaining in the third period. Oladipo returned for his final stint with 5:34 left in the fourth and closed out the game.

Holiday shot 6 for 9 from 3-point range and Brogdon went 4 of 7 as the Pacers finished 19 for 39 from deep, a season high for made 3s.

Toronto’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson returned after missing four games because of a sprained right ankle. He did not score in 13 minutes.

The Raptors trailed 106-103 after Siakam’s driving dunk with 5:05 left, but Holiday made a 3, Oladipo hit a jumper and Brogdon connected from deep to put the Pacers up 114-103 with 3:50 to go.

Siakam hit one of two at the line with 1:15 left to bring Toronto within four, then forced a steal and drove for a layup to make it 118-116 with 1:06 remaining.

The Pacers called a timeout and gave the ball to Oladipo, but his shot didn’t fall, leading to Ibaka’s go-ahead 3 at the other end.

Oladipo missed a 3 with 10 seconds to play and VanVleet stripped Brogdon to seal an historic win for Toronto.

TIP-INS

Pacers: Outscored the Raptors 55-22 in bench points. … Indiana is 13-13 on the road. … Doug McDermott scored 19 points.

Raptors: C Marc Gasol missed his fourth straight game because of a sore left hamstring, while G Norman Powell sat out for the second consecutive game because of a broken ring finger on his left hand. Both players are out indefinitely.

SLOPPY

The Pacers allowed 27 points off 19 turnovers, the most by an Indiana opponent this season.

RECORD SETTING

Toronto is 37-14, its best record ever after 51 games.

NEVER IN DOUBT

Nurse cracked a joke at the start of his postgame news conference: “Had ‘em all the way,” he said as he arrived at the podium.

UP NEXT

The Pacers host the Raptors on Friday night.

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The Toronto Raptors have won only once away from home and have a chance to double that number when they visit the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon in the front end of a back-to-back. The Raptors, who are playing their home games in Tampa, Fla., due to coronavirus concerns in Canada, are 1-6 on the road, with four of the losses by five points or fewer. The Pacers, meanwhile, snapped a two-game slide with a 120-118 overtime win over Orlando on Friday night.

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Tip-off is at 1 p.m. ET at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. William Hill Sportsbook lists Indiana as a 1.5-point favorite, while the over-under is 219 in the latest Raptors vs. Pacers odds. Before making any Pacers vs. Raptors picks, be sure to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.

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• Raptors vs. Pacers over-under: 219 points
• TOR: F Pascal Siakam is averaging 19.4 points in Toronto's last 10 games
• IND: F Doug McDermott is shooting 58.1 percent over the past 10 games

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Why the Raptors can cover

Toronto has won four of its last five games overall and has dominated the series with the Pacers, winning three straight and eight of the past 10 meetings. Point guard Kyle Lowry (toe infection) sat out Friday's 101-81 victory over Miami and is questionable for Sunday, but Norman Powell scored 23 points in his place. Powell is averaging 17.8 points and shooting 55 percent in his four starts this season.

Forward OG Anunoby continued his stretch of strong play by knocking down five-of-six 3-pointers and scoring a season-high 21 points against the Heat. Over his last six games, the former first-round pick is averaging 16.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 made 3-pointers and 2.1 steals. Anunoby is shooting a sizzling 59.5 percent (22-of-37) from behind the arc in that span.

Why the Pacers can cover

With center Myles Turner sidelined for two games due to a fractured hand, Indiana looked defenseless in back-to-back losses to the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks, giving up a combined 253 points. Turner returned to the lineup in Friday's overtime victory over Orlando and just missed a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds. He also had three blocks and is leading the league with 4.08 per game.

Indiana has had to adjust to the trade of Victor Oladipo and absence of recent acquisition Caris LeVert (left kidney), but point guard Malcolm Brogdon has been a stabilizing force. The team leader with 22.5 points and 7.2 assists per game, Brogdon buried the deciding 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in OT on Friday. He is averaging 23.8 points, 7.7 assists and 1.6 steals in 10 games this month.

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