The Toronto Raptors have split their last 10 road games.
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“I felt like my normal self”, said DeRozan, who entered the game averaging just 13.3 points while shooting below 30 percent from the field.
“It’s all about patience”, DeRozan added.
“Being in this league for a while now, you really have to stay level(-headed)”, DeRozan said.
A group, which included Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, Bismac Biyombo and Norman Powell helped Toronto battle back from a 90-77 third-quarter hole to tie the game 92-92.
Bismack Biyombo had 10 points and 16 rebounds for the second-seeded Raptors, who can clinch the first seven-game playoff series victory in franchise history by beating the Pacers in IN on Friday night. What most people expected to be a near sweep for the Raptors team, has turned into a series where we could very well see a game seven. Naylor & Landsberg discuss Toronto’s epic fourth quarter comeback, and the Pacers’ nearly buzzer beater.
Toronto trailed 35-20 after the first quarter after a 15-2 IN run.
Powell put an exclamation on the comeback throwing down a monster dunk, much to the delight of the sellout crowd of 19,800 in attendance at Air Canada Centre. Not one. “I come back at night”, the big Raptor said.
Like the Boston-Atlanta series, I think we’re seeing another game seven.
Mahinmi says two days rest and treatment before and after Game 5 have been great for his lower back sprain.
George bemoaned the Pacers’ failure to hang on for what would have been a potentially pivotal road victory.
Vogel acknowledged after Game 5 that George seemed a little exhausted at the end of the third quarter when the coach pulled him out of the game for a few minutes. “I thought he did it within the rhythm of the offense, within the rhythm of the game”. I chose to trust those guys, those guys have been good for us. They had a tough stretch there.
Neither team scored again until DeRozan hit a tiebreaking 3 with 4:15 remaining. After a missed 3 by Ellis, Cory Joseph hit another 3 for Toronto, putting the Raptors up 98-92 with 3:26 left.
ATLANTA (AP) – Kent Bazemore sparked a stunning turnaround with three straight 3-pointers in the second quarter, and Atlanta reclaimed the upper hand in its playoff series against Boston with a rout.
The Pacers were down 102-99 and had the ball with 2.7 seconds left against Toronto. The Pacers, outscored 25-9 in the fourth, were still feeling the effects of the collapse at Thursday’s practice with star Paul George saying he wasn’t over it. The play results in a turnover, for which Drake then follows Stuckey, applauding his error rather voraciously.
“Friday night is going to be a war, a battle. He’s probably not the most talented on our team, as far as other things he can’t do, but what he does do far outweighs what he can’t do”.
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Following the game, Drake posted a photo of George on Instagram with a cartoon tear rolling down his cheek. The Raptors may not have the amount of playoff experience that the Pacers have, but the Raptors do have the advantage over IN in terms of depth. Raptors F Patrick Patterson moved off the bench and into the starting lineup, replacing Luis Scola.
