Pascal Siakam had 36 points (20 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 132-131.
Scottie Barnes’ driving dunk answered Tyrese Haliburton’s 8-foot floater and put the Raptors back ahead for good with 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Barnes went 1 for 2 at the line with the Raptors up 2 and 16.6 seconds left, Haliburton’s free throws made it 132-131 with 12.4 seconds left, and Gary Trent Jr. missed 2 free throws with the Raptors up 1 and 8.2 seconds to go. The Pacers had the ball down 1, but Buddy Hield missed a 29-foot 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Pacers 16-14. Dennis Schröder scored 5 of the Raptors’ 16 on 2 for 4 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Barnes had 2 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to Malachi Flynn’s putback that put the Raptors ahead 106-104, and the Raptors scored 4 points off them.
Schröder scored 26 points on 10 for 16 shooting, and Barnes added 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 steals. The Raptors had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pacers, Haliburton had 33 points and 16 assists, and Hield added 31 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) on 12 for 17 shooting. The Pacers had 2 30-point scorers.
The Pacers got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Raptors’ starters were outscored 57-41 in 17 minutes together.