“He ain’t finna fight nobody out there.”
Anthony Edwards on Jimmy Butler going chest-to-chest with him: “That s*** be fake” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
GAME #20 – TORONTO RAPTORS (9-10) vs. INDIANA PACERS (8-12)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021 – 8 P.M. (ET) – GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE
TV: TSN – RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN
• The Toronto Raptors (9-10) finish a six-game road trip (Nov. 15-26) Friday night against the Indiana Pacers (8-12) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Raptors are 2-3 on the trip and 7-4 on the road overall. Toronto has won the first two meetings with the Pacers this season. Fred VanVleet is averaging 21.0 points and 8.0 rebounds vs. Indiana this year. The Raptors have won six of the last eight meetings with the Pacers.
• Following Friday’s game at Indiana, Toronto begins a season-long seven-game homestand (Nov. 28—Dec. 13) Sunday night vs. Boston. The Raptors end the month of November with two home games and will play 10-of-13 games at Scotiabank Arena in December.
• The Raptors scored a season-high 126 points, made a season-best 47 field goals and shot a season-best .528 (47-89) from the field in Wednesday’s comeback victory at Memphis. The Grizzlies led 71-59 at the half. All five starters scored 17+ points in the win for Toronto. The starting five combined for 100 points and shot .544 (37-68) from the floor.
• The Raptors committed just 10 turnovers in Wednesday’s victory at Memphis. Toronto has now recorded fewer turnovers (or same) than its opponent in 15-of-19 games this season. The Raptors rank fourth in the
league in turnovers (12.9) and tied for second forcing opponents into 16.7 turnovers per game.
• Gary Trent Jr. scored 17 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter Nov. 24 at Memphis. Trent Jr. has now scored 20+ points in five of the last seven games (Nov. 11-24), averaging 21.7 points. He is shooting .466 (54-116) from the field, .435 (27-62) from beyond the arc and a perfect 17-for-17 at the free
throw line during this stretch. The Raptors are 5-2 this season when Trent Jr. scores at least 20 points.
• Rookie Scottie Barnes recorded 17 points and a team-high nine rebounds Wednesday against the Grizzlies. Barnes leads all rookies in scoring (14.8), rebounds (8.4) and minutes (35.1), and ranks third with a .486 field goal percentage (105-216). He has led the Raptors in scoring five times, rebounds on seven occasions and scored 20+ points in four games.
• Gary Trent Jr. (76) and Fred VanVleet (68) rank first and third respectively, in the NBA in deflections.
Trent Jr. also ranks fifth in the NBA in steals (2.05) and has tied his single-game career high with five steals three times. VanVleet has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons.
Toronto currently leads the NBA in steals (9.9) and deflections (20.2) per game.
• OG Anunoby missed his fourth straight game (Nov. 18-24) Nov. 24 at Memphis with a left hip pointer. He sustained the injury during practice Nov. 17 in Portland. Anunoby is averaging a team-high 20.1 points and
has scored 20+ points eight times in 15 games played this season.
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – SCOTTIE BARNES #4
MIN: 35.1 REB: 8.4 AST: 3.3 STL: 1.0 TO: 2.1 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 14.8
• Recorded 17 points, a team-high nine rebounds and three assists in 39 minutes Nov. 24 at Memphis.
• Tied with Precious Achiuwa for the team lead with three double-doubles.
• Leads all rookies in scoring (14.8), rebounds (8.4) and minutes (35.1), and ranks third in field goal % (.486).
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 32.2 REB: 6.6 AST: 3.4 STL: 1.0 TO: 2.1 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 17.8
• Tallied 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes of action Nov. 24 at Memphis.
• Needs five rebounds for 2,000 in his career; will become the 10th player in franchise history to reach milestone.
• Missed the first 10 games (Oct. 20 – Nov. 5) of the regular season recovering from left shoulder surgery.
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C – PRECIOUS ACHIUWA #5
MIN: 24.5 REB: 8.1 AST: 1.6 STL: 0.6 TO: 1.0 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 8.3
• Finished with 17 points, four rebounds and two assists in 29 minutes Nov. 24 at Memphis.
• Has scored in double figures in consecutive games (Nov. 21-24), averaging 14.5 points.
• Averaging 8.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 24.1 minutes in 12 games as a starter.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33
MIN: 34.5 REB: 3.2 AST: 1.7 STL: 2.1 TO: 1.0 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 17.5
• Scored a team-high 26 points Nov. 24 at Memphis; added a season high-tying four assists in 39 minutes.
• Ranks fifth in the NBA in steals per game (2.05); has recorded multiple steals in 11 games.
• Averaging 19.8 points, and is shooting .392 (38-97) from three-point range, in November (12 games).
G – FRED VANVLEET #23
MIN: 38.0 REB: 4.9 AST: 6.8 STL: 1.7 TO: 3.1 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 19.4
• Contributed 23 points, six rebounds and a team-high seven assists in 37 minutes Nov. 24 at Memphis.
• In nine wins this season, averaging 21.1 points and is shooting .441 (30-68) from beyond the arc.
• Leads the NBA in minutes per game (38.0), and tied for 12th in both assists (6.8) and steals (1.65) per game.
INJURY REPORT
OG Anunoby (Left Hip; Pointer) – Questionable
Khem Birch (Right Knee; Swelling) – Out
2021-22 RECORDS
W-L EAST WEST
OVERALL 9-10 7-6 2-4
HOME 2-6 2-5 0-1
AWAY 7-4 5-1 2-3
OVERTIME 0-0 0-0 0-0
NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Boston Celtics
Date: Sunday, November 28
Tip-Off: 6 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
PACERS PROBABLE STARTERS
PLAYER / 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON AVERAGES NOTES
SF • 6-6 • 181 • Washington/USA • 9th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
20/12 10.0 3.0 1.6 0.5 0.2 28.1
Posted his highest scoring total in his three seasons with Indiana
with 27 points as he shot 9-for-11 from the field (6-8 3FG) in the win
over Philadelphia, 11/13…Holiday was the only Pacers player to
appear in every game over the past two seasons…He has played in
246 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak in the
NBA, including 164 in a Pacers uniform.
PF • 6-11 • 240 • Gonzaga/Lithuania • 6th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
20/20 17.8 11.2 3.8 1.3 0.4 34.0
Currently tied for second in the NBA this season with 12 doubledoubles…Entered the 2021-22 season as Indiana’s career franchise
leader in field goal percentage (.552), rebounding average (10.2),
and triple-doubles (10)…Recorded six triple-doubles last season –
most in a season in team history.
C • 6-11 • 250 • Texas/USA • 7th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
20/20 12.7 7.5 1.1 0.7 3.0 28.6
Leads the NBA in blocked shots this season with 58 (3.1 per
game)…Set a new career high with 40 points and matched his
previous high with five 3-pointers in the second game of 2021-22, at
Washington, 10/22…Led the NBA in blocks for the second time in his
career with 3.4 per game in 2020-21…Has led the NBA in blocks in
two of the last four seasons, and has ranked in the NBA’s top five in
each of the last five years.
SG • 6-6 • 205 • Michigan/USA • 6th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
12/12 13.8 2.8 3.0 0.8 0.6 25.3
Made his season debut, earned the start and finished with 15 points
in 16 minutes against the Raptors, 10/30…Set new career highs as
he averaged 20.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.4 steals
over 47 games with the Brooklyn Nets (12) and Indiana Pacers (35).
PG • 6-5 • 229 • Virginia/USA • 6th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
15/15 21.3 6.1 5.8 0.7 0.7 35.0
Recorded the second triple-double of his NBA career and his first
since his rookie season as he finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds
and 10 assists in the win over Philadelphia, 11/13…Scored 20 or
more points a career-high 34 times in 2020-21 with four games of
30+ points, a feat he had accomplished only three times over his
previous four NBA seasons.
2021-22 REGULAR SEASON PACERS RECORDS
RECORD HOME ROAD OT
OVERALL 8-12 5-3 3-9 1-2
WESTERN 4-3 2-1 2-2 0-1
EASTERN 4-9 3-2 1-7 1-1
CENTRAL 1-2 0-1 1-1 —
The Nets have holes at center.
Steve Nash: Nets traded Jarrett Allen in part due to financial reasons — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Nets coach Steve Nash was a rookie head coach last season, but when asked at the Monday morning shootaround how tough it was to send back Allen as part of the Harden trade, Nash said, “For sure. We loved him and wish him a lot of success and are happy for him to get a contract. The reality is he was probably out, we couldn’t probably have re-signed him anyway. Looking at the marketplace, he probably would have gotten a lot of money, and it would’ve been a huge gap compared to some of the other priorities.
“So that was part of the decision in being able to let something like that go. Obviously, the other part is James Harden is a special, special player. But no question we still root for [Allen] and support him.”
LOS ANGELES — Mook is back, and none too soon. The Clippers — 10-8 entering Friday’s day-after-Thanksgiving matinee against the 4-14 Detroit Pistons at Staples Center — have been short-handed all season. 837 more words
Clippers’ Marcus Morris Sr. happy to be back — Orange County Register
A season with so much promise came to an abrupt end Thursday afternoon. Portland’s Larrys Mabiala deflated a packed Dick’s Sports Goods Field with a 90th-minute goal, ending the Colorado Rapids’ MLS Cup hopes with a 1-0 defeat in the second round of the playoffs. 645 more words
Rapids’ season ends with 1-0 loss to Portland Timbers in second round of MLS Cup Playoffs — The Denver Post
James admitted he was upset about the decision but with the Lakers mired in a losing stretch and staring down a possible 1-4 road trip, he knew there wasn’t much time to stew about it.
Lakers’ LeBron James says his suspension wasn’t warranted — Press Enterprise
“So from now on, it’s gonna be Oreos and milk for me every night. I might get fat.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo talks for two minutes about his love of Oreos — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Cole Kmet had to turn off his phone this week. Enough thoughts already were racing through the Chicago Bears tight end’s head as he tried to prepare for Thursday’s game against the Detroit Lions on a short week while also sifting through a blizzard of rumors about coach Matt Nagy’s job status. He didn’t need…
How Chicago Bears players dealt with rumors about Matt Nagy’s job status. Their reward for beating the winless Detroit Lions — after a chaotic, confusing week — is relief. — The Denver Post
The Raiders (6-5) put themselves back in the playoff picture with the Thanksgiving Day win.
Raiders end 3-game skid with OT win over Cowboys — Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Green Bay Packers have sold more than $41 million worth of stock in just over a week into their sixth stock offering in franchise history. The team said Wednesday it had sold more than 138,000 shares of stock, at $300 a share. The NFL’s only community-owned club last offered stock 10 years ago. More…
Green Bay Packers sell more than $41M of stock as part of their 6th offering in franchise history — Orange County Register
In the midst of the Daryl Morey-China-Hong Kong controversy, Nets owner Joe Tsai made the unbelievable claim that 1.4 billion Chinese citizens agree on… well, anything.
Enes Kanter calls Nets owner Joe Tsai a coward and puppet of Chinese government — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (14-6-1 – 29 Points) at
LOS ANGELES KINGS (8-8-3 – 19 Points)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 1 4 1 6
LOS ANGELES 0 1 1 2
The view from left field 