Pacers and Raptors Tangle North of the Border
The Indiana Pacers take on the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night.

The Pacers (32-40) are trying to keep themselves postseason-viable, but they'll enter Wednesday's contest having lost three of the last four games. Their most recent stumble came Tuesday night, when they fell to the Charlotte Hornets by a 115-109 score. Myles Turner and Buddy Hield co-led the Pacers with matching 20-point efforts while pulling down seven and four rebounds, respectively and Turner also dishing out five assists. Bennedict Mathurin furnished 18 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal. Isaiah Jackson generated a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double that included three blocks and one steal. Jalen Smith went for 10 points, six rebounds, one assist and one block.

The Pacers will list Tyrese Haliburton (knee) and Chris Duarte (ankle) as questionable for Wednesday's game.

The Raptors (35-37) are in a slightly better position than their opponent with respect to the postseason, but Toronto needs to continue stacking up wins and checks in having just seen a streak of three straight victories snapped with a 118-111 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. Fred VanVleet led the Raptors with a 23-point, 11-assist double-double that included four rebounds and one steal. O.G. Anunoby totaled 22 points, four rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. Jakob Poeltl furnished 20 points, six boards and two blocks. Gary Trent netted 18 points, while Pascal Siakam generated a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double that included seven assists and two steals.

The Raptors will list Scottie Barnes (wrist) and Dalano Blanton (thumb) as out for Wednesday's game.

Wednesday's contest marks the third and final meeting between the teams this season. The Pacers hold a 2-0 series lead.
Posted on: 3/21/2023 7:02 PM