The Toronto Raptors finished the regular season with an Eastern Conference-best 24 wins on the road, so it's no surprise the Atlantic Division champions arrived at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday night and claimed a 2-1 series lead against the Indiana Pacers with a dominant 101-85 win.
According to Basketball-Reference.com, the 16-point margin of victory was the second-largest in Raptors postseason franchise history away from home.
DeMar DeRozan bounced back from a couple of poor performances at home with 21 points on 7-of-19 shooting, while Kyle Lowry offered symmetrical balance by totaling 21 points and eight assists. The Raptors finished a team-best plus-18 with Lowry on the floor.
The Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed also continued to bludgeon Indiana on the offensive glass, 15-9, after entering Game 3 with a 32-15 edge in that department through the series' first two showdowns.
Paul George attempted to shoulder the load, and he did a decent job of accomplishing that goal early on. But he had to chuck his way to 25 points on 6-of-19 shoot ...
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