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It’s a battle of Eastern Conference teams on opposite sides of the cut line for the postseason as they collide north of the border. The Indiana Pacers take the trip to Canada as they lock up with the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night. Indiana comes in off a 111-102 road loss to Charlotte Monday night, losing outright as a 10-point favorite in their previous contest. Toronto was drubbed 122-99 at home by San Antonio Monday night, losing outright as a six-point favorite in their previous contest. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Pacers own a 55-48 advantage but the Raptors took the first meeting this season, prevailing 132-131 on the road back on November 22, 2023.
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Indiana lost for the second time in three games as they were knocked off on the road by the lowly Hornets Monday night. The Pacers entered Tuesday 30-25 on the season and stood third in the Central Division, 6.5 games behind the Cavaliers for the top spot. They were seventh in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, 12 games behind the Celtics for the top spot and tied with Orlando to remain in a guaranteed playoff spot. Against Charlotte, Indiana trailed by one after one quarter, led by one at the half and trailed by one after three quarters before wilting down the stretch. The Pacers were tied with 8:02 to play before giving up an 8-1 run that left them down 96-89 with 6:05 remaining. They never got closer than three the rest of the way. Indiana shot 50.6% from the floor, including eight of 30 from three-point range, and allowed Charlotte to shoot 53.7% in the game. Myles Turner led the Pacers with 22 points in the loss.
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For the year, Indiana is 1st in the league in scoring offense with 123.7 points per game this season. The Pacers are 30th in rebounding with an average of 40.7 boards a night while they are 1st in assists by dishing out 30.9 dimes per contest. Indiana is 28th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 122.2 points per game on the year. Tyrese Haliburton leads the Pacers in scoring with 21.9 points plus 11.7 assists per game. Bennedict Mathurin (14.1 points), Myles Turner (17.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.8 blocks), Jalen Smith (10.8 points, 5.6 rebounds) and Pascal Siakam (21.9 points, 6.5 rebounds) are solid scoring options this season. Aaron Nesmith (12.7 points), Obi Toppin (10.6 points), Jarace Walker, T.J. McConnell, Andrew Nembhard and Isaiah Jackson are other rotation pieces for Indiana. The Pacers are 1st in the league in field goal percentage as they are shooting 50.8% from the floor as a team. I ndiana is 9th in the league in threes per game as they splash 13.6 triples per contest and the team is 4th by shooting 38% from beyond the arc on the year.
Smith (back) and Johnson (illness) have been ruled out for this game. Mathurin (knee) and Haliburton (hamstring) are questionable here. Watch for any information regarding their status heading toward tip-off.
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