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The teams play again Monday night.
Norman Powell had 20 points and Aron Baynes and Chris Boucher
each added 12.
The Raptors were without Kyle Lowry (infected toe) and Pascal
Siakam (left knee swelling).
Myles Turner collected 25 points and six blocks and Domantas
Sabonis had 10 points and 19 rebounds for the Pacers. Justin
Holiday added 16 points, Doug McDermott and Jeremy Lamb each had
13 and Malcolm Brogdon had 12.
Pacers first-year coach Nate Bjorkgren spent the past two
seasons as an assistant with the Raptors.
The Raptors saw their 13-point third-quarter lead shrink to two
points entering the fourth.
Turner's dunk tied the game at 82, but VanVleet's 3-pointer had
the Raptors ahead by eight with 7:16 to play. Turner's
3-pointer, however, cut the lead to one with 4:06 to play.
Anunoby's 3-pointer gave Toronto a four-point lead but Turner
answered with one of his own. Brogdon's layup tied the game with
1:09 left.
Anunoby made one of two free throws to give Toronto a one-point
lead with 44.4 seconds left. Indiana was called on a shot-clock
violation with 19.6 seconds left. Anunoby made two free throws
with 18 seconds to go.
It was tied at 24 after the first quarter.
Toronto secured an 11-point lead on a 3-pointer by VanVleet with
1:54 remaining in the second quarter. The Raptors led 58-47
after the first half, which ended on two free throws by VanVleet.
A layup by Powell put the Raptors into a 13-point lead with 4:16
left in the third quarter.
Brogdon's layup with 1:29 to play in the third trimmed the lead
to eight. Lamb's layup and free throw finished the third quarter
with Toronto leading 77-75.
--Field Level Media
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