Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Game Recap
In the first game against his former team, Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren had hoped to come away with a win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, Indiana (9-7) fell just short of the mark, 107-102, in the first of a back-to-back series with Toronto.
With Indiana trailing 103-102 and 44.4 seconds remaining, Malcolm Brogdon attempted to drive left for a bucket against Fred VanVleet. Unfortunately, VanVleet got the best of Brogdon, tied up his hands, and forced a shot-clock violation. On the Pacers' last chance to tie, Domantas Sabonis was blocked twice. Toronto then finished off the Pacers at the charity stripe. The Raptors (7-9) have won nine of the last 11 meetings between the two clubs.