Raptors fall to Pacers despite Trent Jr., Siakam combining for 58 points
Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 points and Buddy Hield added 19 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 122-114 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors for their fourth consecutive victory Monday night.
Myles Turner had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyrese Haliburton added 16 points and eight assists for the Pacers. T.J. McConnell scored 15 off the bench.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 32 points and Pascal Siakam had 26 for Toronto. Scottie Barnes added 23.
With the score tied 101-101 in the fourth quarter, Haliburton sank a three-pointer to put the Pacers ahead for good.
Toronto used a 20-2 run in the third period to take an 83-75 lead. With the Raptors leading 83-77 with 3:25 left in the quarter, O.G. Anunoby was called for a technical foul after pushing Mathurin.
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Mathurin missed the technical free throw, but he scored six points, including a step-back three-pointer, the rest of the quarter to help the Pacers grab a 91-90 lead after three.
Trailing 47-42 with 7:26 left in the first half, the Pacers outscored the Raptors 24-10 the remainder of the half to take a 66-57 halftime lead.
Raptors' Precious Achiuwa played his first game since injuring his right ankle Nov. 9 against Miami. Achiuwa scored three points in 12 minutes.
Toronto hosts the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
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