Pacers End Regular Season With Win Over Raptors
The Indiana Pacers defeated the Toronto Raptors, 125-113, at Amalie Arena on Sunday afternoon.

The Pacers (34-38) ended the season four games under the .500 threshold but managed to clinch a win just before the start of the play-in tournament, as they took advantage of a depleted Toronto roster to come away with a comfortable victory -- it also means that the Raptors have ended the season on a seven-game losing streak. Indiana got off to a better start and jumped out to a 31-30 score in the first quarter, but they pulled away for good in the second quarter following a 37-25 score. The Raptors won the third quarter by a 28-26 score and could've attempted a comeback in the final 12 minutes, but the Pacers closed things out with a 31-30 score in the fourth quarter. The Pacers lost Caris LeVert midway through the game due to migraine symptoms, but that didn't stop them from winning this one.

Oshae Brissett had an excellent performance for the Pacers and posted 31 points to go along with 10 rebounds and three assists. Domantas Sabonis stuffed the stat sheet in his return and finished with 25 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and three steals. Doug McDermott had 20 points, and Caris LeVert had 13 points before exiting the game. T.J. McConnell had 12 points and 17 assists off the bench.

The Raptors only featured six players and five of them scored in double digits -- Malachi Flynn led the way with 27 points and five assists, while Stanley Johnson (24 points, seven assists, five rebounds) and DeAndre Bembry (23 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals) also surpassed the 20-point mark. Khem Birch had 18 points. Aron Baynes delivered 14 points with 10 boards off the bench.
Posted on: 5/16/2021 1:22 PM
Indiana Pacers
Loading Boxscore...
Toronto Raptors
Loading Boxscore...