In the NBA regular season on February 15, Beijing time, the Indiana Pacers, who were playing away, defeated the Toronto Raptors 127-125, and the Raptors suffered three consecutive defeats.
Full time score (Raptors at -22.
Pacers: Siakam 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Haliburton 21 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists, Toppin 15 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Jackson 15 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist, Nembhard 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, McDermott 13 points and 1 rebound, Shepard 10 points and 5 rebounds, Nesmith 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, McConnell 6 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists, Shibwe 2 points and 2 rebounds.
Raptors: Barnes 29 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, Barrett 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Poeltl 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, Quickley 14 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Brown 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Boucher 10 points and 4 rebounds, Trent 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Dick 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Abaji 3 points and 1 assist, Olynyk 2 rebounds, Walla 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
In the NBA, the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers had another high-level matchup. In the first quarter of the game, the Raptors played well, with a wave of offense to score 11 points. But then the Pacers gradually caught up, and the two sides alternated leads. By the end of the quarter, the Raptors still held the lead, and the Raptors' Barrett played well, scoring 12 points, including one three-pointer; Haliburton of the Pacers also had a standout performance, scoring 10 points, including three three-pointers. At the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led 35-31.
In the second quarter, the Raptors were still in good shape, and a wave of offense at the beginning extended the lead to 10 points. However, the Pacers did not give up on the counterattack, and they gradually narrowed the deficit to just one point in the middle of the quarter. But the Raptors stabilized their offensive tempo, still maintained the lead, and pulled the score away again in the late stages of the game. Raptors' Brown scored 10 points in the quarter. At the end of the second quarter, the Raptors led 71-65.
In the third quarter of the game, the Raptors did not perform as well as the first two quarters, gradually trailing the Pacers by 3 points. But as the game progressed, the Raptors gradually regained their confidence and began to exert their strength, tying the score and taking an eight-point lead for a while. However, the Pacers didn't give up on fighting back and eventually closed the gap late in the third quarter. In this quarter, the Raptors led 103-101.
In the final quarter, the Raptors opened the game with a wave of offense to take the lead to 107-101. However, instead of giving up, the Pacers began to push hard, not only erasing the score, but also extending the lead to three points. Later in the game, the Raptors gradually narrowed the difference, but ultimately lost. The Raptors' Barnes scored 10 points in the quarter. In the end, the Pacers won the game 127-125.
Pacers starters: Pascal Siakam, Tyrese Haliburton, Isaiah Jackson, Andrew Nembhard, Allen Nesmith.
Raptors starters: Scottie Barnes, R.J. Barrett, Jacob Poeltl, Emmanuel Quickley, Gary Trent.