The Toronto Raptors will host the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their second-round NBA playoff series Tuesday after each team won a Game 7 at home Sunday.
The Raptors had a tougher time advancing than the Heat, though, and they are listed as consensus 4.5-point favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.
Toronto held on for an 89-84 win over the Indiana Pacers to advance despite getting outscored 20-11 in the fourth quarter and failing to cover the spread in its fourth consecutive game as a six-point favorite on the betting lines at the sportsbooks.
DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with a game-high 30 points to top Indiana’s Paul George, who scored 26 and set a team record for most points in a series. DeRozan made just 10 of 32 shots from the field in the clincher but continued his trend of being aggressive in the odd-numbered games and getting to the free-throw line.
In Games 1, 3, 5 and 7, DeRozan went 32-of-37 from the charity stripe (86.5 percent) compared to just 2-of-2 in the other three combined.
DeRozan’s ability to get to the line could be the key to this series against the Heat, especially in Game 1, as ...
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