The Indiana Pacers got straight up worked tonight against the Toronto Raptors, snapping their six game winning streak, dropping 2 1⁄2 games behind the first place Raptors, and losing the season series to Toronto should a tiebreaker pop up late in the year. At no point could the Pacers corral in the Raptors offense, and unlike recent shootouts against lottery teams, the Raptors had no trouble halting the Pacers on the other end when they needed to.
The Pacers took the lead early in the second quarter allowing 37 in the first, but Indiana’s second unit faltered from that point, allowing the Raptors to flip a deficit into a double figure lead on a 12-0 run.