The Good: The Indiana Pacers again showed a lot of fight. Their sins in this game were venial not cardinal. They blew several coverages in the thrid quarter that allowed the Toronto Raptors to make easy 3s and make those easy 3s they did. In a game where you get a bit better luck, a couple of those mistakes don’t haunt you — the opponent misses the shots. But it seemed like Toronto capitalized on all those errors.
The Raptors role players really showed up. Norm Powell was a godsend for a team that was looking to fight off some demons.