NBA

Indiana Pacers at Toronto Raptors

Dec 4, 2024, 12:30 AM · NBA Cup - Group Play
9-13, 2-10 Away
Final
111 - 122

7-15, 6-4 Home

Scottie Barnes scores career-high 35 as Raptors win 122-111, extend Pacers' road skid to 7

Jakob Poeltl had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Ochai Agbaji scored 13 points for the Raptors, who led by 24 points in the third quarter.

Barnes shot 13 for 20 and had nine assists and six rebounds. His previous scoring high was 32 points, set twice.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 points for the Pacers, who have not won away from home since beating Dallas on Nov. 4. Bennedict Mathurin had 17 points, Myles Turner scored 16 and Obi Toppin added 15.

Indiana’s Pascal Siakam fouled out with 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting against his former team. He was called for a technical foul in the fourth quarter.

The Raptors finished 1/3 in NBA Cup group play for the second straight year. The Pacers fell to 0-4 in the tournament.

Takeaways Pacers: Last year, Indiana went 4-0 in group play and advanced to the championship game of the debut In-Season Tournament, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Pacers lost their four group games this season by a combined 60 points.

Raptors: Toronto won its fourth straight at home and improved to 6-4 there this season. The Raptors are 1-11 on the road.

Key moment Agbaji’s 3-pointer with 5:55 left in the fourth gave Toronto some breathing room after Indiana cut the deficit to two points. He finished 3 for 3 from long range.

Key stat Toronto scored 12 points off eight Indiana turnovers in the first quarter and added five more points off four Pacers miscues in the second period. Indiana finished with 21 turnovers, leading to 23 points for Toronto.

Up next Indiana visits Brooklyn on Wednesday. Toronto hosts Oklahoma City on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Raptors: 41.5%
Pacers: 58.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 122
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 122
4th 16.1 Scottie Barnes defensive rebound 111 - 122
4th 19.1 Jakob Poeltl blocks Bennedict Mathurin 's 1-foot driving layup 111 - 122
4th 24.1 RJ Barrett traveling 111 - 122

Statistics

IND TOR
38-84 FG 44-81
45.2 Field Goal % 54.3
12-30 3PT 13-33
40.0 Three Point % 39.4
23-28 FT 21-29
82.1 Free Throw % 72.4
34 Rebounds 42
9 Offensive Rebounds 6
25 Defensive Rebounds 36
21 Assists 28
8 Steals 9
6 Blocks 4
20 Turnovers 21
1 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 21
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
11 Fast Break Points 14
48 Points in Paint 56
23 Fouls 26
0 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena
12:30 AM, Wed, Dec 4, 2024
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 17,741 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 29 .567 18 L1
Indiana 37 29 .561 18.5 L1
Detroit 37 31 .544 19.5 L2
Chicago 28 39 .418 28 L1

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 49 19 .721 - W2
New York 42 24 .636 6 L1
Toronto 24 44 .353 25 L1
Philadelphia 23 44 .343 25.5 W1
Brooklyn 23 45 .338 26 W1
Full Standings

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