The Toronto Raptors will continue waiting for their first seven-game postseason series win after falling 101-83 on the road to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Game 6 of the first round of the 2016 NBA playoffs.
Indiana turned the game—and potentially the series—on its head after outscoring Toronto 61-39 in the second half:
Paul George spearheaded the turnaround. He shot only 5-of-14 from the field but finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Nylon Calculus' Seth Partnow also praised George's work on the defensive end against DeMar DeRozan:
DeRozan and Kyle Lowry combined to make seven of their 27 field-goal attempts. While Lowry posted an empty double-double (10 points, 10 assists), TSN's John Horn identified the duo's poor shooting as a major problem for Toronto:
What will make their dreadful second half more frustrating is that the Raptors couldn't have envisaged a better start to the game. They jumped out to a 20-8 lead with 3:34 left in the first quarter. Back-to-back dunks by DeRozan and DeMarre Carroll set the p ...
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