April 23, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi (28) defended by Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo (8) during the second half of game four of the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Game five is Tuesday in Toronto.
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When the Indiana Pacers shared the scoring during the regular season, they were more likely to find success.
“That’s a given. It’s not going to be easy to score”.Valanciunas had eight points and nine rebounds in the first and the Raptors made seven of 10 free throw attempts to lead 24-19 after one.Ellis was one of four Pacers not named Paul George to reach double figures in points.
Mahinmi has been listed as questionable for most of the playoff series against Toronto but has started all four games, with the series tied 2-2.
The Raptors, who lost Game 1 before bouncing back to win Games 2 and 3, have never won three consecutive playoff games. “That’s what we needed, and that’s what we’ve got to bring to Toronto”. It was the first time the Pacers led after one in the series.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The Indiana Pacers changed lineups, moved the ball and forced turnovers.
Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi (28) defended by Toronto Rapt …
Well, Mahinmi had the game of his life, with 22 points, 10 rebounds, five assists.
“I’m looking at flagrant fouls, Jonas Valanciunas gets cracked across the head and again, I’ve got to get an understanding, and the officials didn’t review it but they were hitting us going through the lane and DeMar DeRozan shoots zero free throws with the same drive”, Casey said.
George Hill and Ian Mahinmi led all scorers with 22 points each, and they helped the Pacers build a lead that ballooned to as many as 25 points in the second quarter, as in cruised by the cold-shooting Raptors. I don’t know if it’s human nature [or what], but we didn’t come out with that same edge [on Saturday]. “If it’s in the alley, I’m going to go help him”, Carroll said. After getting no more than 13 baskets at the rim in the first three games, the Pacers had 23 in Game 4, a number that correlated with their ability to push the ball. Hill also scored 22 points while shooting 9-for-11 from the field and 2-for-4 from three-point range. Both Hill and Mahinmi contributed to a more balanced offense which resulted to more scoring opportunities throughout the game. The Raptors never got closer than 11 in the second half of game four. “The boxscore only has us for eight, but I thought we ran a lot better than we have all series”.
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Tensions flared around the five minute mark, with Paul George, Valanciunas and Carroll getting into it. Carroll didn’t back down and tried to get at PG13 but was rewarded with a technical for the effort. Mahinmi’s 10 rebounds helped slow down Toronto on the glass as well as IN won the rebounding battle for the first time this series, 43-40. “With this group everybody has to be an option for us, offensive threats, and tonight they were, which made us explode offensively”, he told NBA.com And it truly was a remarkable turnaround from 48 hours earlier. “We’ve got to understand what we’re doing well and try to do it again”.
