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Indiana Pacers at Toronto Raptors

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6-8, 2-6 Away
Final
119 - 130

3-12, 3-4 Home

Barrett scores season-high 39 as Raptors snap 7-game losing streak, beat Pacers 130-119

Obi Toppin reaches way back for this alley-oop

Toronto came in with the NBA’s worst record at 2-12 and won for the first time since beating Sacramento in overtime on Nov. 2.

Barrett shot 13 for 21, going 4 for 8 from 3-point range and making 9 of 12 at the free throw line. He finished with nine rebounds.

Gradey Dick scored 15 points for Toronto. Ochai Agbaji and Davion Mitchell each had 11 and all five Raptors starters scored in double figures.

Benedict Mathurin scored 17 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds against his former team as the Pacers lost for the third time in four games.

Indiana’s Obi Toppin had nine of his 19 points in the final period. Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 points and T.J. McConnell added 10.

Pacers center Myles Turner sat out because of a sore right calf. Turner scored a season-high 34 points in Sunday’s home win over Miami.

Takeaways Pacers: Haliburton shot 5 for 18, missing nine or more field goal attempts for the fourth time in six games. He finished 2 for 9 from 3-point range.

Raptors: All three of Toronto’s wins have come at home. They’re 0-8 on the road.

Key moment Mathurin’s layup with 6:47 left in the fourth cut the gap to 106-99. After a Toronto timeout, Barrett scored three points as the Raptors used a 5-0 run to restore a double-digit advantage.

Key stat Toronto won despite 23 turnovers leading to 24 points for Indiana. The Raptors had 10 turnovers in the third.

Up next Indiana visits Houston on Wednesday, while Toronto hosts Minnesota on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Raptors: 34.2%
Pacers: 65.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 119 - 130
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 119 - 130
4th 8.1 Gradey Dick defensive rebound 119 - 130
4th 11.0 Tristen Newton misses two point shot 119 - 130
4th 18.1 Jakob Poeltl makes free throw 2 of 2 119 - 130

Statistics

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44-99 FG 48-82
44.4 Field Goal % 58.5
15-40 3PT 14-29
37.5 Three Point % 48.3
16-20 FT 20-28
80.0 Free Throw % 71.4
32 Rebounds 46
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 36
29 Assists 27
17 Steals 5
5 Blocks 9
10 Turnovers 23
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 23
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
22 Fast Break Points 16
52 Points in Paint 66
19 Fouls 26
1 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,025 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 16 1 .941 - W1
Milwaukee 8 9 .471 8 W4
Chicago 7 11 .389 9.5 L1
Detroit 7 11 .389 9.5 L3
Indiana 6 10 .375 9.5 L3

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 13 3 .813 - W4
New York 9 7 .563 4 L1
Brooklyn 6 10 .375 7 L1
Toronto 4 12 .250 9 W2
Philadelphia 3 12 .200 9.5 W1
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