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 Terrance Ross scored 18 points and Jonas Valanciunas contributed
13 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, who have won eight of
their last 10 to move 2 1/2 games clear of Boston in the Atlantic
Division. Toronto (15-15) scored 32 points off 23 Indiana turnovers
while reaching .500 — the first time it has been at or above the
break-even mark this late in the season since the 2009-10 campaign.
Roy Hibbert scored 16 points in 21 minutes before fouling out with
3:25 left as the Pacers had their five-game winning streak snapped.
Paul George struggled to 12 points on 5-of-14 shooting and grabbed
eight rebounds while Danny Granger added 11 off the bench for
Indiana.
Indiana tied it at 74 on David West's putback with 6:58 left but
Toronto answered with a quick 6-0 spurt and led the rest of the way. DeRozan scored 10 points over the final 6:05 to help the Raptors put
it away.
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The Pacers trailed 26-18 after one quarter but turned up the
defensive intensity in the second, forcing 10 turnovers while
outscoring the Raptors 26-14 to claim a four-point halftime
lead. Indiana led by as many as eight in the third quarter
before John Salmons scored five points during a 9-0 run over the
final 4 1/2 minutes of the period and Toronto took a 66-63 lead
into the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto outscored Indiana 29-19 in the fourth
quarter and has edged its opponents in the final stanza of 10 of
its last 12 games. … Lowry has recorded six or more assists in a
career-best 22 consecutive games. … Hibbert has recorded five or
fewer rebounds in three straight games for the first time since
April 9-12, 2010.
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