- Game 4: Raptors at Pacers, 3 p.m. Saturday, TNT
The Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors faced off in Game 3 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoffs series Thursday night. The Pacers won Game 1 100-90 and the Raptors took Game 2 98-87. Come back throughout the game for updates. Please hit refresh for the latest.
Game 4: Raptors at Pacers, 3 p.m. Saturday, TNT
FINAL: RAPTORS 101, PACERS 85
Raptors lead best-of-seven series 2-1
RAPTORS BALANCE: Kyle Lowry has 21 points, DeMar DeRozan 21, DeMarre Carroll 17.
PACERS: Paul George has 25 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists. Myles Turner has 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocked shots.
SLOW STARTS: Pacers' scoring differential in first quarter this series: -5, -11, -7.
Raptors have 15-9 offensive rebounding edge and commit 11 turnovers to the Pacers' 16. Toronto takes 94 shots to Indiana's 68. Pacers have a 27-13 edge in made free throws.
FOURTH QUARTER
Paul George reaches a double-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds (also with 6 assists). Pacers still behind, 91-77.
Myles Turner scores on a pass from Paul George, but the Pacers are down 85-69 inside 6 minutes remaining. Turner leads the Pacers with 17 points.
Kyle Lowry hits a pair of shots, one a 3-pointer, and the Raptors lead 78-63. Patrick Patterson then hits a 3 to make it 81-63.
THIRD QUARTER
Raptors 71, Pacers 59. Myles Turner is lively in the period and has 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks for the game.
Solomon Hill hits a 3-pointer, the Pacers' third of the game.
Toronto gets a second chance on a possession and scores to make it 67-49 with 2:33 left. Raptors have a 13-8 offensive rebounding edge and have taken 17 more shots.
Jonas Valanciunas has been much quieter but has 7 points and 10 rebounds. George Hill, averaging 7 pointsin the series, has 10. Myles Turner has 7 points, 8 rebounds.
The Pacers throw the ball away, the Raptors get a layup and they lead 62-47 with 5:30 left. DeMar DeRozan has 17 points.
Myles Turner picks up a technical foul for slamming the ball onto the court after foulcall goes against him. He had been tussling for a rebound against Jonas Valanciunas. That's three Ts on the Pacers.
Pacers scores the first fourpoints, trail 53-40.
HALFTIME KEYS
Toronto starting guards:DeMar Rozan has 16 points, Kyle Lowry 9 with 6 assists.
Paul George has 14 points, and no other Pacers have more than 6 (Myles Turner).
Pacers have 11 turnovers to Toronto's 4. Indiana is shooting 33 percent overall, 1-of-8 on 3-pointers. C.J. Miles is now 1-of-11 from deep in the series.
SECOND QUARTER
Raptors 53, Pacers 36. Paul George scores in the last season.
Raptors score 9 in a row to take a 53-30 lead with 2 minutes left.
Monta Ellis scores and the Pacers cut the deficit to 44-30 with 3:39 left.
Indiana trails 42-24 with 6:20 left in the quarter.
Paul George returns with 7:19 left in the quarter. He gets his second foul with 6:46 left.
Toronto's second unit dominates Indiana's on the way to a 38-21 lead. 15-6 scoring edge, 11-4 rebounding edge at 7:30 mark of quarter.
Pacers call a timeout with 8:26 left and trailing 33-21. Toronto has 18-15 rebound edge, committed just 4 fouls and 1 turnover.
Rodney Stuckey called for a technical foul for trying to trip Patrick Patterson. Kyle Lowry's free throw gives Torontoa 29-19 lead.
FIRST QUARTER
Raptors 24, Pacers 17. DeMar DeRozan has 12 for Toronto. Kyle Lowry has 4 assists. Paul George has 8 points for the Pacers.
Paul George scores, yells at ref all the way back down the court and picks up a technical foul.
Cory Joseph, averaging 17 points in the series, enters the game.
Raptors lead 21-15 after Myles Turner's jumper with 2:38 left.
George Hill picks up his second foul with 5:15 left and is replaced by Rodney Stuckey. Hill has 3 points.
Jonas Valanciunas leaves the game with his second foul with 7:12 left. He has 2 points and 2 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan is hot early with 7 points. Raptors lead Pacers14-9 with 7:37 left in the first quarter, prompting a Pacers timeout. Paul George has 6.
PREGAME
Pacers center Ian Mahinmi, fighting a sore back, will start.
DeMarre Carroll will remain in Toronto's starting lineup. He came off the bench in Game 1 but started Game 2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PACERS
• Paul George is on fire in the third quarter, with 17 points in Game 1 and 11 in Game 2. He scored 10 points in the fourth quarter of Game 1, and 10 in the second quarter of Game 2.
• Monta Ellis had 10 points in the second quarter of Game 2.
• Myles Turner is averaging 9 points, and 3.5 blocked shots and rebounds.
• George Hill and Rodney Stuckey are averaging 7 points each. C.J. Miles is averaging 6.5 on 1-of-8 3-point shooting.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RAPTORS
• Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas does big damage early,averaging 10.5 points and 8 rebounds in the first quarter. He is averaging 7 points and 10 rebounds in quarters 2-4.
• Backup guard Cory Joseph is averaging 17 points per game.
• Toronto's starting guards, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, have one field goal between them in the fourth quarter of the first two games. Lowry 9 free throws in fourth-quarter play. DeRozan scored one basket in the fourth quarter of Game 1, and didn't play in the fourth quarter of Game 2.
PREGAME COVERAGE
INDY ROOTS: Raptors coach Dwayne Casey has good reason to visit Indy, even when not on business.
GUARD PLAY: Which Raptors guard has been most troublesome to the Pacers?
