Needing a win to secure homecourt in a Play-In Tournament game on Tuesday, the Pacers took a 68-55 lead over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon in Tampa.
Doug McDermott hit three early 3-pointers as he scored nine of Indiana's first 15 points. As a team, the Blue & Gold went 7-for-13 from beyond the arc in the opening frame.
But the Raptors hung tough through the first quarter, as the Pacers led just 31-30 after one.
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The Pacers slowly built up their lead in the second quarter, as Oshae Brissett scored eight points during a 15-4 Pacers run that pushed the lead to 14.