INDIANAPOLIS—Dwane Casey talked about Bismack Biyombo’s spirit and his old soul Thursday morning, lauding the Toronto Raptors centre for his quiet leadership and desire to always do the right thing.
Prophetic, indeed.
Biyombo had the greatest night of his NBA career Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, breathing some life into a corpse of a game as the Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 101-94 in overtime to run their record to 46-21 in what could have been a preview of a first-round playoff matchup.
The 23-year-old Biyombo, who has emerged into a force off the bench for the Raptors this season and an excellent spot starter when needed, had a career- and franchise-high 25 rebounds, eclipsing the franchise record of 24 set by Donyell Marshall in 2004.