The Indiana Pacers led by 13 points through three quarters Tuesday and appeared headed for a Game 5 victory that would afford them a chance to close out the Toronto Raptors at home on Friday.
And then the fourth quarter happened.
Although the Pacers received a monster effort from Paul George, who poured in 39 points (11-of-19 shooting, 5-of-11 from three), eight rebounds and eight assists, the Raptors overcame a languid showing during the game's first 36 minutes and outscored the Pacers 25-9 in the final frame to capture a dramatic 102-99 win at Air Canada Centre and seize a 3-2 series lead.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Raptors' comeback was one of historic proportions after they trailed by as many as 17 points in the first quarter:
While the Raptors' late run left the Pacers shellshocked, Indiana did enough to hang around and earn one final shot to tie things up and force an extra session.
However, Solomon Hill's would-be game-tying triple was waved off after the ball appeared to leave his hand just fractions of a second after ...
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