Raptors better, but can't bring it home, in loss to Indiana Pacers Via Mike_Ganter
Toronto with strong games from O.G. Anunoby, Chris Boucher and Thaddeus Young in particular seemed to have this one in hand until Brissett, the one-time Raptor, who was surprisingly not retained, came into the game early in the fourth and started to turn things around for the Pacers.Article content
The two Canadians helped flip the momentum in the process and allowedveterans Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield to close things out for the 118-104 win. Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin isn’t even starting for Rick Carlisle’s Pacers but coming off the bench he is averaging 20.4 points per game in 28 minutes. Only Orlando’s Paolo Banchero, who starts and plays almost seven minutes a night more than the Montreal native, Mathurin is scoring more among rookies and he’s averaging 23.5 points a night.
“He already had a physical strength and an NBA athleticism to him then that you could see,” Nurse said. “So, I rate him pretty highly. I’m happy that he’s playing well and, again, has found a home and is excelling because he’s very, very good.”
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