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National Basketball Association
Toronto 106, Indiana 99
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #47 Bennie Adams, #41 Ken Mauer, #20 Leroy Richardson
Attendance: 19800

TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan had a game-high 25 points and Kyle Lowry added 23 as Toronto's dynamic backcourt duo led the Raptors to a come-from-behind 106-99 win over the Indiana Pacers Wednesday.

DeRozan scored 18 of his points in the second half, including five straight to give the Raptors (1-0) the lead for good in the final 90 seconds as they ran their all-time record in season-opening games to 12-9.

Indiana guard George Hill had 19 points to lead the Pacers (0-1) while forward C.J. Miles chipped in 18.

Toronto center Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 15 rebounds before a sellout crowd of 19,800 at Air Canada Centre.

Toronto took control of the game in a four-minute stretch from late in the third quarter to early in the fourth. The Raptors outscored the Pacers 19-2 over that period, widening their lead to 12 points with 10:56 to go.

But the Pacers battled back, knotting the game at 93-93 and briefly taking the lead with less than two minutes to go.

DeRozan's old-fashioned three-point play with 90 seconds to play gave the Raptors the lead for good. He added a 16-foot jumper with 50 seconds to go to give the home side a little breathing room.

The Raptors led 72-68 going into the final quarter after outscoring the Pacers by 12 points in the third.

Toronto's strong guard tandem from a year ago -- Lowry and DeRozan -- led the surge, combining for 18 points in the quarter as the Raptors came back from a deficit that climbed as high as 16 in the first half.

Toronto forward Patrick Patterson hit a 25-foot 3-pointer on a feed from Lowry with 1:42 to go in the third quarter to put the Raptors up 69-66, their first lead since the opening quarter.

The Pacers were up 45-37 after a sloppy first half. The teams combined for 18 turnovers and each shot just 37 percent from the field, including identical two-for-eight from beyond the 3-point line.

Indiana led by as many as 16 points in the latter stages of the first half but the Raptors closed on a 12-4 run over the final 4:43 of the second quarter to cut the margin in half before the buzzer.

Valanciunas was a force in the first half, finishing one rebound shy of a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.

The Pacers ended the first quarter with a similar run -- 15-5 in over the final four minutes to lead 30-20.

NOTES: The Pacers, who play their home opener Thursday night against the Grizzlies,have finished with a winning record on their home court in each of the past 26 seasons, the longest active streak in the NBA. ... The Pacers need only 12 wins for 2,000 in a franchise history spanning nine seasons in the ABA and 39 in the NBA. ... Raptors won all four games against the Pacers last season, Toronto's first sweep of Indiana since 2000-01. ... G DeMar DeRozan is the sixth player in Toronto history to play his first seven NBA seasons with the team, matching Vince Carter, Morris Peterson, Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani and trailing only Jose Calderon, who had eight.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Toronto
George Hill 19 Scoring DeMar DeRozan 25
Paul George 8 Assists DeMar DeRozan 6
Paul George 12 Rebounds Jonas Valanciunas 15
Paul George 9 Free Throws Made DeMar DeRozan 10
Paul George 3 Steals DeMarre Carroll 2
Ian Mahinmi 2 Blocks Bismack Biyombo 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 99 37.2 9-23 26-31 23 40 3 14 13
Toronto 106 45.0 7-18 27-39 19 50 2 8 21
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Raptors have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.