The Raptors fell behind from the opening tip, and every time they appeared to be making a push, the Indiana Pacers would push back. A team should lose when trailing by 13 points entering the fourth quarter of a playoff game. Yet the Raptors shut down the Pacers attack, finally found enough offense to take the late lead, and hung on.
First Half
The Indiana Pacers must have thought they were in their home court, because they shot the ball like they play in the Air Canada Centre every night. No matter what the Raptors did defensively, they couldn’t shut down the opponents’ firepower from deep.