The Indiana Pacers couldn’t get in gear against the Toronto Raptors, losing on Sunday for the first time this season.
The Good: Thaddeus Young hit a 3-pointer. Thanks to his injured wrist he didn’t take one for nearly a month until two games ago, and he made his first one since late January. The Indiana Pacers need him to shoot and make 3-pointers to help spread the floor. But it is good to have him back, especially knowing what it is like to have no Thad at all.
Of course, you know if that’s where we are starting on “The Good”…
The Bad: The Pacers got outrebounded all night like. Jonas Valanciunas bodied Myles Turner more often than not, and Indiana couldn’t stop any of the other Raptors from getting boards.
The final total was 51 rebounds for Toronto, 33 for Indiana.
MVP: DeMar DeRozan had 22 points to lead all players. This isn’t the same DeRozan the Pacers faced last April.
LVP: This was a team loss.