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Analysis: Why Pacers' Season Ended Sunday

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Paul George could only carry Indiana so far as comeback bid falls short and the Raptors celebrate Game 7 home win.

In the end, the 2015-16 Indiana Pacers were who we suspected they were all along.

How Indiana's NBA season ended Sunday night shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise, considering George carried his team with the best playoff series of his career, but it wasn’t enough as the Toronto Raptors sent the Pacers home with an 89-84 Game 7 triumph at Air Canada Centre.

Toronto built a 16-point lead before the Pacers rallied late.