Pacers-Raptors Game 5 Recap

DeMar DeRozan sparked a 23-2 fourth-quarter run that helped Toronto steal Game 5 from Indiana.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Raptors’ DeRozan: ‘We just stink right now’

Through four games against the Indiana Pacers, the Toronto Raptors’ All-Star backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan have playoff averages of 15.5 points and 13.3 points, respectively. The two have shot a combined 40-for-130 — 30.7 percent — and aren’t excelling in the areas that make them the most dangerous. Lowry was fifth in […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pacers’ George Unhappy With Valanciunas’ Physical Play

Pacers forward Paul George took exception to Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas getting too physical with him down low during the fourth quarter of Indiana’s 100-83 win in Game 4 on Saturday afternoon. With 5:03 remaining in the game, George and Valanciunas jostled in the paint as Pacers center Ian Mahinmi hit the second of […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Raptors-Pacers Game 4 Recap

George Hill led all players with 22 points in a big Game 4 win for Indiana. It goes back to Toronto tied, 2-2…

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
DeRozan Heats Up in Toronto’s Win Over Indiana

DeMar DeRozan said that eventually he would make shots. On Thursday night, he finally did. Two days after saying it “wasn’t the end of the world” that he had connected on only 27 percent of his field goal attempts in Games 1 and 2, DeRozan scored 21 points — 12 in the first quarter — […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Raptors-Pacers Game 3 Recap

Toronto re-gained home court advantage in Game 3. Another road win could all but seal the series.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Pacers-Raptors Game 2 Recap

Thanks to another big game from Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto took Game 2. Now it heads back to Indy.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Raptors’ Carroll Says Raptors All-Stars Not Rattled

The list of impressive Raptors was a short one on Saturday. DeMarre Carroll isn’t worried about the Raptors all-stars. “I don’t think they’re rattled. I think, like I told them after the game, ‘there’s no need to hang your head,’” Carroll said. Source: Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pacers-Raptors Game 1 Recap

Indiana stole Game 1 on the road thanks to Paul George’s 33 points. Can they do it again in Game 2?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021