That sound you heard Sunday night was a collective sigh of relief from the entire city of Toronto—rather, the entire country of Canada.
The Toronto Raptors clinched their first playoff series win since 2001 with an 89-84 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of their first-round clash. The Raptors didn't make it easy on their fans at the Air Canada Centre, as they watched a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter shrink to as few as three, but they came through with the necessary plays down the stretch to escape with a victory:
DeMar DeRozan did his best Kobe Bryant impression with a team-high 30 points on 32 shots, but his red-hot stretch in the third quarter also proved integral to the five-point difference. The Raptors also received 13 points from Norman Powell off the bench and a double-double (10 points and 15 rebounds) from Jonas Valanciunas.
Valanciunas helped the Raptors control the glass with a 49-38 rebounding advantage.
As for Indiana, Paul George was brilliant with 26 points, 12 rebounds and three steals, but he also turned it over seven times. Still, he made so ...
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