Player grades: Pacers rally from slow start to trump road-weary Raptors
Despite falling into a big hole early against the Toronto Raptors, their usual tormentors, the Indiana Pacers rallied back from a double-digit deficit at halftime and pulled away late to snag their sixth win of the season.
104. 81. 118. 100. Final
The Pacers led by a hair after the first quarter, but the Raptors, despite missing their two All-Stars in Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam and finishing off a grueling road trip, used their disruptive defense to suffocate the hosts in the second frame, carrying a 13-point lead at halftime.
Indiana started to close the gap after the third quarter, but the Raptors still led heading into the final frame. However, the Pacers managed to outscore the visitors by 22, 36-14, in the period to complete their comeback effort, effectively pulling off a reversal of their previous loss to the Nuggets which saw them blow an 18-point lead.
As the Indiana Pacers hit the road once more, here are the player grades from their crucial win over the Toronto Raptors.