DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points (14 in the paint), and the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 120-115.
The Raptors took control with a 23-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 14.
The Pacers got within 94-93 on Thaddeus Young’s tip-in with 11:08 to play, but Jakob Poeltl answered with a three-point play, and the Pacers got no closer.
Poeltl scored 18 points on 8 for 8 shooting off the bench. The Raptors had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pacers, Victor Oladipo had 36 points, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
The Raptors shot 49.5% from the field and 31.3% from 3 to the Pacers’ 44.1% and 30.8%. The Pacers forced 12 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Raptors outscored the Pacers 70-44 in the paint. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:18.