Toronto Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

Toronto Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

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Toronto Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

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The Toronto Raptors (9-11) play against the Indiana Pacers (12-12) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Game Time: 8:00 PM EST on Friday November 26, 2021

Toronto Raptors 97, Indiana Pacers 114 (Final)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
12 days, 6 games, 9,000 km and 4 time zones later, the Raptors are coming home.
On what they learned from their first long road trip of the season – or, for some, the first extended trip of their NBA career: https://t.co/p1d1Tjuiwe pic.twitter.com/heLd4uIn5E1:34 AM

Chad Ford @chadfordinsider
Top Rookies on Fri
Scottie Barnes, 17 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk
Franz Wagner, 15 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk
Jalen Suggs, 14 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk
Cade Cunningham, 10 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl, 0-5 3P – 12:53 AM
Mark Montieth @MarkMontieth
The best indicator of @Indiana Pacers results once was # of shots Oladipo took: <15, they were nearly unbeatable; >20, they were terrible. @Malcolm Brogdon has a similar offensive game and the same holds true for him. They are 5-1 when he takes <15 and 1-6 when he takes 20 or more. pic.twitter.com/WMCzMy4ULk11:55 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The broadcast noted Brook Lopez did not make this short – and odd – Denver-to-Indiana road trip for the #Bucks. – 11:07 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Quality 37 minutes and 60 seconds of work from VanVleet tonight. pic.twitter.com/zVb4tRCQTu11:03 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Scottie Barnes on aggravating his injured thumb: “I feel pretty good. It was just a little stinger, but I’m fine.” – 10:55 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
How much is Scottie Barnes looking forward to getting back to Toronto after his first long NBA road trip?
“I am super excited.” – 10:53 PM
Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Scottie struggled to put into words how excited he is to be coming back to Toronto. Ultimately decided to say he’s “super excited” – 10:53 PM
Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
“I feel pretty good, I would say. It was just a little stinger but I would say I’m OK.” – Scottie Barnes on his thumb – 10:51 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
7️⃣ in double figures
@Domantas Sabonis: 23p/18r
@Myles Turner: 17p/10r
@Caris LeVert: 19p/5r
@kelan30_: 15p/3r
@Chris Duarte: 12p/6r
@MalcolmBrogdon7: 11p/12a
@TCraig_23: 11p/3r pic.twitter.com/d1N42kKMgb10:50 PM

TJ Warren @TonyWarrenJr
Pacers W followed by the Pack W. Goodnight 🦾 – 10:47 PM
Eric Smith @Eric__Smith
We’re back…but not with great news. Toronto closes the two-week road trip with a 17-point loss in Indy…missing a chance to move back to .500
We break it all down in the latest #SmithAndJones recap. #TheRap
cc: @FAN590 @Sportsnet #Raptors #rtz #wethenorth #nba #nba75 pic.twitter.com/k4eLVSpTHO10:42 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pascal Siakam: “We’ve gotta be that team that plays hard every night, and when we don’t do that, if we don’t play harder than the other team it’s tough to win.” – 10:42 PM
Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Join us LIVE on Raptors Night Cap with @UrbanRandy @LeoRautins @ShermanHamilton and @JevohnShepherd as they break down the Raptors 114-97 loss to the Pacers twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…10:34 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
HYPE after that one 😤
#PacersWin pic.twitter.com/zyrGEIqwHZ10:33 PM

Toronto Raptors @Raptors
6 games
12 days
8900 KM
Time to come home
#WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/XVY5pZoK5Z10:32 PM

Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Gonna need some of that home remedy pic.twitter.com/2MTdSEb8vR10:24 PM

Indiana Pacers @Pacers
We The Winners
#PacersWin | #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/KEJ23Kmjij10:18 PM

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
114-97 loss to Pacers ends Raptors trip
2-4 not great but not disastrous; now they have to do something with 7 straight at home – 10:18 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Raptors play with fire again, waiting until 2nd half to play any D. This time they get burnt. They’ll finish their 12-day 6-game road trip with a record of 2-4 & head back home, where they’ll play 7 straight games & 10 of next 11. Hope is they get some of their injured guys back – 10:17 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Topes lose. 114-97. 17-12-4 for Siakam, 17-7-4 for Barnes, 26-5-4 from VanVleet. Another bad night on the defensive glass. – 10:17 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers controlled the final three quarters and the bench outscored the Raptors’ 42-15 in their 114-97 win. They had lost the previous two meetings this year.
Kelan Martin had 15 and Torrey Craig scored 11. Sabonis went for 23/18.
Up next: v Bucks on Sun. – 10:16 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
LeBron fined for doing “Sam Cassell” celebration during win over Pacers nba.nbcsports.com/2021/11/26/leb…10:12 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
That Myles Turner 3 gives the Pacers a 15 point lead with just over 2 minutes to go. This one is done. Pacers showed good defense and great balance all night and are finally going to overcome Toronto. – 10:11 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Pacers by 14, 3:50 left and it’s not too far from over now – 10:08 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pacers have a 42-13 advantage in bench scoring tonight. Rough one for the Raptors’ reserves, Mykhailiuk and Flynn in particular. Tough position to be in though – missing 3 rotation players at the end of a long road trip. – 10:02 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
tough night for the bench after a solid run the last few games and the three-ball outside vanvleet has been non-existent — 3 for 16 – 10:01 PM
Eric Smith @Eric__Smith
Raptors were down 6…
Indy turned it over…
Toronto got the ball & promptly turned it right back.
Since them…Pacers on a 7-0 run.
From down 6 — with the ball & a chance to cut it to 4 or 4 — to suddenly down 13 again (Indy’s biggest lead).
Q4 8:37 to go…on @FAN5909:57 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
rewards for crashing the boards 💪 pic.twitter.com/iaVU6MDOI69:56 PM

Tony East @TEastNBA
Love the game Kelan Martin is having tonight. Some big defense on Siakam, 15 points, and 2 huge offensive rebounds. Been an important engine for the Pacers. – 9:53 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Pacers up 11 after 3 quarters 92-81. Already 6 players in double figures for the Pacers, who are getting a ton of production from their bench.
Only 6 turnovers so far for Indiana. That’s been huge for them. – 9:49 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Pacers by 11 heading to the fourth
Wonder if the Raptors have one run left in ’em and if someone off the bench can provide something – 9:47 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
92-81 Pacers after 3. Somebody, anybody has to provide some scoring off the bench for the Raptors. – 9:46 PM
Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Shifty shifty @ScottBarnes561 pic.twitter.com/wc3OEMPzew9:46 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Scottie Barnes has taken a beating tonight – getting fouled, taking hits, a couple hard falls, aggravating the thumb injury, and he’s visibly exhausted. He’s gonna be sore tomorrow but, man, he’s powering through tonight. What a performance from the rook. – 9:46 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
It’s been a productive night on both ends for Kelan Martin and Torrey Craig. Along with Duarte, the trio has combined for 38pts off the bench.
Raptors’ bench has 11. – 9:43 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Two big buckets after offensive rebounds from Torrey Craig. He’s pumped. Pacers up 11. – 9:42 PM
Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Billy Donovan pleased by Bulls’ response and consistency against Orlando after subpar performances against Pacers and Rockets. Praised ball movement, defensive disruption and coming out better in third quarter – 9:36 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Sabonis left the bench and went back in the tunnel a few moments ago, but he just returned to the bench and is still in uniform. Not sure what is up there, but he seems to be ok.
Pacers up 8 with under 5 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. – 9:35 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Rick Carlisle using a timeout there because Sabonis is having an issue with the contact in his right eye.
Pacers up 75-67 with 6:32 left in the 3rd. – 9:31 PM
Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Swing, Swing, Swing, LAYYY! pic.twitter.com/ixcHoM9y8l9:24 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
VanVleet picks up his 3rd foul. Then, 9 seconds later, he gets called for his 4th. Nurse is challenging it, as he should, but going to be tough to overturn. Not ideal, given how this team has looked with/without FVV on the floor, and that we’re only 2 minutes into the 2nd half. – 9:23 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Nick challenging VanVleet’s fourth PF; might have been wiser — and more likely have been successful — challenging the third, which should have been a no-call, I’d say – 9:22 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Letting Sabonis get post position inside the restricted area on two straight possessions is sub-optimal defence – 9:19 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
here are tonight’s @PointsBetIN Numbers at the Half pic.twitter.com/qCfYWwrIfi9:10 PM

Toronto Raptors @Raptors
24 minutes to close the gap! pic.twitter.com/SyOsufoSI99:07 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
A couple nights after allowing 71 1st-half pts & 61% shooting in Memphis, Raptors surrender 66 pts on 58% through 24 mins in Indy.
VanVleet’s been awesome again, and some good stuff from Siakam/Trent offensively, but the Raps are gonna need another inspired 2nd-half effort on D. – 9:04 PM
Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
The Raptors have given up 38 points in the paint – 9:03 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers closed the half on a a 17-6 run to separate from the Raptors after a back-and-forth game. It’s 66-57.
Sabonis has 12/6, Duarte with 12 and Kelan Martin added 11 in 10mins off the bench.
Of note, Raptors’ Scottie Barnes reaggrevated his right thumb. – 9:03 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Pacers lead 66-57 at the half. Another rough night for the defence, and the bench. – 9:03 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Pacers were down 4 at one point in the 2nd quarter but enter halftime with a 9 point lead, 66-57. Duarte, LeVert, and Sabonis all have 12 points while Kelan Martin got hot just before the half and has 11. Nice balance from the blue and gold. – 9:02 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Tough finish to the half and the Raptors have now allowed at least 61 points in the first half of five of the six games on the road trip
They’re down 66-57 at the half – 9:02 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
The four Gold Weekend deals are now live‼️
Grab your seats ➡️ https://t.co/JDaj2RsEFZ pic.twitter.com/CjunFy9Vel9:02 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Scottie Barnes just asked out of the game after aggravating the right thumb injury that he sustained the last time the Raps were in Indiana (and cost him a couple games). He’s headed to the locker room. – 9:00 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Scottie Barnes coming out, grabbing his thumb after Holiday swiped the ball away from him in the post. – 8:59 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
you look at the pacers the past decade and i don’t think they should be allowed to play “no mediocre” in the arena – 8:45 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
TJ McConnell got a defender to fall for his shot fake from 3, then drove in and found Sabonis for a layup. Think it’s the first time his up-fake has worked from long range. Pacers still trail by 2, though, as the Raptors continue to shoot well. – 8:44 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors bench, such that it is, holding its own early second – 8:41 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Nurse has found something with Trent and the 2nd unit. He’s bailed them out a few times, but Raptors are having a hard time getting into their O with VanVleeet on the bench. – 8:40 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Playing Dalano Banton without a true point guard is a good way to assure Gary Trent can get his dancing in. – 8:39 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
VanVleet drills a 3 to close the first quarter and the Raptors lead the Pacers 35-31. – 8:34 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
through 1 at @GainbridgeFH pic.twitter.com/Kzukgq7ugb8:34 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
VanVleet’s 1st quarter: 12-3-3, 4-5 FG, 3-3 3P, 1-2 FT. – 8:33 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Fred VanVleet must simply be an all-star this season – 8:33 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Fred’s got 12, Raptors up 35-31 after a great offensive quarter – 8:32 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
steal & assist 👏👏
@TJ McConnell | #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/I9fLXIMij38:31 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Siakam and VanVleet have come out and set the tone tonight. Between them, they’ve got 13 of the Raptors’ first 24 points and 5 of the team’s 7 assists.
Defensive concerns remain, but the Raps are looking great offensively. They’ve hit 10 of their 16 shots (4-6 3P). – 8:26 PM
Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Two hands for safety @ScottBarnes561 pic.twitter.com/EB78j44d138:21 PM

Tony East @TEastNBA
Toronto starts out 8/12 from the field as the Pacers take a timeout. 18-13 Raptors early. Pacers defense looking a little disjointed. – 8:20 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
First five games on this trip for Raptors
– In 182 minutes with VanVleet on, they’re +27
– In 58 minutes with him off, they’re -31. – 8:19 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors by 5 at first timeout; offence looks tremendous – 8:18 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Former Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren is not with the Raptors in Indy. He’s coaching the Canadian men’s national team, filling in for Nick Nurse in the interim, with hopes of qualifying for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. – 8:17 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
LeBron James was fined for his Sam Cassell dance in the Pacers game, the league announced pic.twitter.com/pqHAfmVLq98:13 PM

Indiana Pacers @Pacers
under the lights ✨
@keybank | #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/J3NWAbooak8:13 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
The NBA announces it has fined LeBron James $15k for an inappropriate gesture in the Lakers’ win over the Pacers earlier this week. – 8:02 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The NBA has fined LeBron James $15,000 for his Sam Cassell celebration on a clutch 3-pointer in Lakers’ win over Indiana. – 8:00 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
The usual — for now — Raptors starters: VanVleet, Trent, Barnes, Siakam, Achiuwa – 7:50 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
tonight’s 5️⃣
@motorolaus | #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/LKqJLlphUb7:33 PM
Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Tonight’s @Invisalign starting line up! pic.twitter.com/qNHPkMQmMF7:33 PM

Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Cozy season is upon us 🥶 pic.twitter.com/lmOgRYTlva7:13 PM

Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Yuta Watanabe will not play tonight – 7:13 PM
Boston Celtics @celtics
Ime Udoka says Josh Richardson (non-COVID illness) may meet us tomorrow in San Antonio to fly with us to Toronto. Rob Williams (non-COVID illness) is a couple of days behind Richardson in his recovery. – 7:09 PM
Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Yuta Watanabe is out – 7:08 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Per Ime Udoka, Josh Richardson stayed home in Boston today but will meet Celtics in SA to travel to Toronto with the hope of playing. Rob Williams remaining in isolation as of now because he got the flu a few days after Richardson. – 7:08 PM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Robert Williams and Josh Richardson are not on the trip, but the plan is for Richardson to meet up with the team tomorrow ahead of the next game in Toronto. Williams is further behind with his illness, according to Udoka. – 7:08 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
Injury Report for tonight’s game vs. Toronto:
T.J. Warren – Out (left foot) pic.twitter.com/7ZMzytMciw7:04 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
On playing the four as in Toronto, Serge Ibaka said:
“Right now I don’t really have a choice. I just want to be on the court.” – 6:57 PM
Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Yuta Watanabe is a game-time decision – 6:42 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Nick Nurse is “hoping it’s any day now” but not today as OG Anunoby remains out for tonight in Indianapolis – 6:38 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
OG Anunoby is OUT again tonight vs Indiana. Raptors had hoped to have him back at some point on this trip but he wasn’t ready. Hope is to have him back “any day now”, Nurse says. – 6:37 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
OG Anunoby is out for the Raptors tonight, Nick Nurse says. – 6:36 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
OG Anunoby remains out for the Raptors. Nick Nurse says they’re hoping he can return “any day now.” – 6:36 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
OG Anunoby will not play tonight. “I’m hoping it’s any day now,” Nurse says. – 6:36 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
OG Anunoby will not play tonight – 6:36 PM
Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
OG Anunoby is still out – 6:35 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Listened in on Dwane Casey’s postgame. He’d played Ibaka next to Jonas Valanciunas often in TOR and said that a double-center lineup puts “no limitations” on Ibaka. “He can play with anybody,” Casey said. – 6:17 PM
Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Welcome to the West Coast
Open Gym presented by @Bell
SZN10 – E07: https://t.co/e9sAf1tSOA pic.twitter.com/6al1tIG4SS4:55 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Not a bad debut for the Clippers breaking out power forward Serge Ibaka (in front of Ibaka’s former Raptors coach, Dwane Casey)
LA built the lead to 16 before back-to-back Pistons baskets. Clippers still up 40-30 with 8:19 left in first half – 4:19 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
We’re lighting up @GainbridgeFH during tonight’s introductions! Make sure you have the latest version of the #Pacers app, tap Team and then tap the Trending Story 📱 pic.twitter.com/r16OOG0tIp3:50 PM

Toronto Raptors @Raptors
This week on Raptors Rundown:
➡️ Raptors are finally back at the crib on Sunday
➡️ @Raptors905 look to improve their Showcase Cup record in Delaware this weekend
➡️ Yuta Watanabe on my wri’, wri’
➡️ Introducing our brand new reporter, Monique Lawrence pic.twitter.com/pDKyrBlA8Q2:34 PM

Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Which Raptors table are you sitting at for a dinner party? pic.twitter.com/6Jm8CELncc2:18 PM

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