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Raptors Roll Past Short-Handed Pacers 129-111 to Close 4-1 Road Trip

Injuries have dragged last season’s finalists to 1-12 despite a 30-point outing from Pascal Siakam.

Overview

  • RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl scored 22 points each as Toronto finished a five-game swing at 4-1 to move to 8-5 overall.
  • Seven Raptors reached double figures, with Brandon Ingram adding 19 and Scottie Barnes posting 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
  • Indiana fell to a franchise-worst 1-12 start, absorbing a seventh straight defeat with each of the last five losses by at least 17 points.
  • Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Aaron Nesmith will miss at least one month with a left knee injury, leaving Indiana down seven regulars.
  • Toronto overwhelmed Indiana 78-38 in paint points and 33-18 in transition, while Siakam scored 30 and Andrew Nembhard added 22 as the Pacers’ only double-digit scorers.