Raptors 101, Pacers 94
INDIANAPOLIS - Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points apiece and the Toronto Raptors pulled away from the Indiana Pacers in overtime Thursday for a 101-94 victory.
DeRozan missed a potential game-winning shot at the regulation buzzer, but Lowry and DeRozan scored nine quick overtime points, helping the Raptors (46-21) take a 94-88 lead with 1:17 remaining.
Indiana (36-32) slipped to 1-7 in overtime games. The Pacers got 18 points apiece from Paul George and George Hill, but George was only 7 of 24 from the field, including only 1 of 9 from 3-point range.
Bismack Biyombo added 16 points and 25 rebounds for the Atlantic Division-leading Raptors, who are the No. 2 seed in the East behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Indiana, which also got 13 points from C.J. Miles and 12 from Solomon Hill, forced overtime when Monta Ellis made 1 of 2 free throws with 14.2 seconds left in regulation.
The Pacers, though, had no answer for DeRozan and Lowry in the extra five minutes.
Toronto outscored Indiana 13-4 in the third quarter's final 7:17 to lead 63-60 with 12 minutes remaining. Neither team shot well in the third quarter - Toronto was 8 of 23 and Indiana was 7 of 18.
George Hill's 3-pointer from the right corner at the halftime horn gave the Pacers a 46-43 halftime lead after Toronto led by as many as 10 in the first quarter.
Neither team shot well during the first 24 minutes. Indiana made 17 of 47 and Toronto sank 13 of 41. The Raptors outrebounded the Pacers 28-26 during the first two quarters but also made one more turnover than Indiana 9-8.
Lowry had 10 first-half points for Toronto, and George led Indiana with 12. Jordan Hill had 11 and George Hill scored 10.
NOTES: Raptors C Jonas Valanciunas (left hand contusion) was not active for the game. ... Pacers C Ian Mahinmi suffered a low back injury during Wednesday's practice, and according to coach Frank Vogel, has been ruled out. Jordan Hill started in place of Mahinmi. ... Toronto's starting backcourt of DeMar DeRozan (23.8) and Kyle Lowry (21.8) combined for 45.6 points per game prior to Thursday. ... This was the second contest in a five-game homestand for the Pacers. ... Toronto was the NBA's third most accurate 3-point shooting team at 36.8 percent before going 7 for 22 on Thursday. ... The Raptors were fourth in opponents' rebounds per game (40.4). ... Indiana ranked fourth in steals per game at 9.0. ... This was the third of four regular-season meetings with each winning on its home court before the new year.