FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 119, INDIANA PACERS 118
DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2020 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
FINAL SCORE RECORD HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
Indiana 118 31-20 Brogdon – 24 Sabonis – 11 Sabonis – 10
Toronto 119 37-14 Lowry – 32 Siakam – 9 Lowry – 10
KEY RUN
Trailing 118-108 with 2:27 remaining, the Raptors scored the final 11 points of the game for the one point victory … The Pacers committed four turnovers and missed both of their field goal attempts during this stretch.
KEY STAT
The Raptors outscored Indiana 56-34 in the paint and 31-7 on the fast-break.
RAPTORS NOTES:
• With the win, Toronto improves to 37-14 this season and 19-7 at home … The Raptors have now won 12 straight games at home against the Pacers … Toronto plays at Indiana on Friday night.
• The Raptors have won a franchise record 12 straight games (Jan 15 – Feb. 5) – the longest winning streak in Toronto sports history.
• Toronto’s 37-14 after 51 games is the best in franchise history.
• The Raptors shot 50 per cent (43-for-86) from the field … Toronto has shot at least .500 from the floor in each of the last three games, shooting .525 (134-255) during this span.
• Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 32 points and 10 assists in 38 minutes of action – his fifth 30-point game of the season … Lowry posted his seventh game with 30+ points and 10+ assists as a Raptor.
• Serge Ibaka scored a season-high 30 points in 34 minutes … Ibaka scored 20+ points for the fourth time in the last five games, and 13th time this season.
• The Raptors had five players score double figures – Lowry (32), Ibaka (30), Pascal Siakam (25), Terence Davis (11) and Fred VanVleet (10).
PACERS NOTES:
• With the loss, Indiana falls to 31-20 on the season and 13-13 on the road … The Paces have dropped three in a row (Feb. 1-5) … Indiana hosts the Raptors on Friday night.
• Indiana’s reserves outscored Toronto’s bench 55-22.
• The Pacers shot .524 (43-for-82) from the floor, including .487 (19-for-39) from 3-point range.
• Malcolm Brogdon scored a team-high 24 points, including nine in the first quarter … Brogdon added six rebounds and six assists in 34 minutes … He led the team in scoring for the fifth time.
• Domantas Sabonis recorded his third career triple-double with 15 points and game highs of 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 36 minutes.
• The Pacers had five players score in double digits – Brogdon (24), Justin Holiday (22), Doug McDermott (19), Sabonis (15) and Victor Oladipo (13) … Holiday’s 22 points were a season high …Oladipo played 25 minutes in his first start of the season.
The view from left field 