Scottie Barnes scored a career-high 35 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 122-111.
The Raptors never trailed and led by as many as 24.
The Pacers got within 105-103 on Obi Toppin’s three-point play with 6:36 to play, but Ochai Agbaji answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Pacers got no closer than 108-105.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Pacers 5-2.
RJ Barrett had 29 points and 9 rebounds. Barnes and Jakob Poeltl set each other up for 6 baskets and 12 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton had 30 points (12 in the third quarter) and 6 assists. Toppin had 15 points and 9 rebounds off the bench. T.J. McConnell scored 12 of his 14 points (12 in the fourth quarter) in the fourth quarter.
The Raptors shot 54.3% from the field to the Pacers’ 45.2%. The Pacers turned it over 21 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Pacers 41-29 in 12 minutes together. Pascal Siakam fouled out.