GAME THREAD: NBA: TORONTO (13-10) at INDIANA (11-11)

NBA: TORONTO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA TORONTO 80
INDIANA 80 8:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: TORONTO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA TORONTO 86
INDIANA 88 5:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA TORONTO 94
INDIANA 90 2:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA TORONTO 104
INDIANA 93 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TORONTO 21 20 28 35 104
INDIANA 25 27 23 18 93 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: TOR - JASON KAPONO 29, CHRIS BOSH 22, JOSE
CALDERON 18
IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 23, JAMAAL TINSLEY 19,
DANNY GRANGER 15</div>

 

NBA: TORONTO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
TORONTO 104
INDIANA 93 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: TORONTO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">TORONTO (104) AT INDIANA (93)

TORONTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J CALDERON G 41:14 5-11 6-6 0 5 5 16 0 0 2 18
A PARKER G 28:47 1-6 0-0 1 4 5 1 2 0 1 3
C BOSH F 37:37 9-20 4-6 8 8 16 2 3 1 2 22
J MOON F 15:04 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2
R NESTEROVIC C 12:10 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0
K HUMPHRIES 36:30 7-11 3-4 1 4 5 1 3 2 1 17
J KAPONO 34:02 9-14 5-5 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 29
C DELFINO 19:13 3-8 2-2 0 7 7 1 2 1 3 9
A BARGNANI 8:38 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 2
J DIXON 6:45 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2

TOTALS 240:00 37-81 20-23 12 34 46 25 19 6 15 104
(.457) (.870) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J TINSLEY G 38:36 8-16 0-2 2 3 5 10 4 2 3 19
M DUNLEAVY G 40:46 10-21 1-1 2 4 6 5 1 2 2 23
J O'NEAL F 29:08 5-11 3-4 0 1 1 3 5 0 4 13
D GRANGER F 31:34 6-10 2-3 1 8 9 2 4 0 3 15
T MURPHY C 33:29 1-9 0-0 2 8 10 2 2 2 1 3
K RUSH 21:10 2-5 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 6
J FOSTER 17:25 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 2
M DANIELS 11:54 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
D HARRISON 10:08 4-8 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 8
S WILLIAMS 5:50 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 39-90 6-10 11 30 41 27 23 7 14 93
(.433) (.600) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

TORONTO 21 20 28 35 - 104
INDIANA 25 27 23 18 - 93

BLOCKED SHOTS: TORONTO - R NESTEROVIC 3, J MOON, J CALDERON, C DELFINO,
A PARKER. INDIANA - J O'NEAL 3, T MURPHY 2, D GRANGER, D HARRISON,
S WILLIAMS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: TORONTO 10-21 (.476), J CALDERON 2-5, A PARKER 1-
3, J MOON 0-1, J KAPONO 6-7, C DELFINO 1-4, J DIXON 0-1. INDIANA 9-
22 (.409), J TINSLEY 3-5, M DUNLEAVY 2-5, D GRANGER 1-1, T MURPHY 1-
6, K RUSH 2-2, M DANIELS 0-2, S WILLIAMS 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL, J TINSLEY.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: MIKE CALLAHAN, TONY BROTHERS, TONY BROWN.
A - 10,437. T - 2:06.</div>

 

NBA: TORONTO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">TORONTO (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Calderon 41:14 5-11 6-6 0-5 16 0 18
A Parker 28:47 1-6 0-0 1-5 1 2 3
C Bosh 37:37 9-20 4-6 8-16 2 3 22
J Moon 15:04 1-5 0-0 1-3 0 0 2
R Nesterovic 12:10 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 3 0
K Humphries 36:30 7-11 3-4 1-5 1 3 17
J Kapono 34:02 9-14 5-5 0-2 1 3 29
C Delfino 19:13 3-8 2-2 0-7 1 2 9
A Bargnani 8:38 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 3 2
J Dixon 6:45 1-3 0-0 0-1 3 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-81 20-23 12-46 25 19 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.457, FT-.870. 3-Point Goals:
10-21, .476 (J Calderon 2-5, A Parker 1-3, J
Moon 0-1, J Kapono 6-7, C Delfino 1-4, J
Dixon 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:7
(R Nesterovic 3, J Moon, J Calderon, C
Delfino, A Parker). Turnovers:15 (C Delfino
3, A Bargnani 3, J Calderon 2, C Bosh 2, J
Moon, A Parker, K Humphries, J Kapono, J
Dixon). Steals: 6 (J Kapono 2, K Humphries 2,
C Bosh, C Delfino).


INDIANA (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 38:36 8-16 0-2 2-5 10 4 19
M Dunleavy 40:46 10-21 1-1 2-6 5 1 23
J O'Neal 29:08 5-11 3-4 0-1 3 5 13
D Granger 31:34 6-10 2-3 1-9 2 4 15
T Murphy 33:29 1-9 0-0 2-10 2 2 3
K Rush 21:10 2-5 0-0 1-4 1 0 6
J Foster 17:25 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 3 2
M Daniels 11:54 2-6 0-0 0-1 1 0 4
D Harrison 10:08 4-8 0-0 2-3 0 1 8
S Williams 5:50 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-90 6-10 11-41 27 23 93
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.433, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals:
9-22, .409 (J Tinsley 3-5, M Dunleavy 2-5, D
Granger 1-1, T Murphy 1-6, K Rush 2-2, M
Daniels 0-2, S Williams 0-1). Team Rebounds:
10. Blocked Shots:8 (J O'Neal 3, T Murphy 2,
D Granger, D Harrison, S Williams).
Turnovers:14 (J O'Neal 4, J Tinsley 3, D
Granger 3, M Dunleavy 2, J Foster, T Murphy).
Steals: 7 (J Tinsley 2, T Murphy 2, M
Dunleavy 2, K Rush).

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TORONTO 21 20 28 35 - 104
INDIANA 25 27 23 18 - 93
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (J O'Neal, 1:20
4th; J Tinsley, 1:80 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,437. T: 2:06.
Officials: Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers, Tony
Brown.</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Toronto Raptors fell behind beforeresorting to the thing they do better than anyone else in theNBA - 3-point shooting.


Jason Kapono scored 29 points and knocked down six 3-pointers tolead the Raptors to a 104-93 victory over the Indiana Pacers onFriday.


Chris Bosh had 22 points and 16 rebounds and Jose Calderoncollected 18 and 16 assists for Toronto, which has won fourstraight games - two away from home.


The Raptors lead the league in 3-point field-goal percentage at43.3 percent and lit up the scoreboard from the arc in thefourth quarter of this one, knocking down six to turn a 77-69deficit into a convincing win.


Kapono, who scored all but four of his points in the secondhalf, knocked down four from the arc in the final period.

The Pacers looked to be in control early, using an 11-0 run inthe second quarter to open up a 45-34 advantage with 3:33 leftin the half. Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Danny Granger combined for17 points in the second as Indiana took a 52-41 lead into thelocker room.


The lead would have been larger if not for the play of Bosh, whoscored 13 of his points in the opening half on 6-of-8 shooting,including 11 points in the first quarter.


Reserve forward Kris Humphries contributed to Toronto's causewith nine points in the first half and finished the game with aseason high-tying 17.


Indiana extended its lead in the third when David Harrisoncapped a 7-0 run with a jumper to push it to 66-49 with 7:35left in the period. Dunleavy scored five points during the runand finished the game with 23 on 10-of-21 shooting.

Toronto spent the next 3 1/2 minutes carving into the deficitwith an 11-0 run that brought it to within 66-60 with 4:00remaining in the third.


Calderon, who is seeing extended minutes due to the absence ofstarter T.J. Ford, scored six points during the spurt.Calderon, who entered the contest leading the NBA inassist-to-turnover ratio at 6-to-1, committed just a pair ofturnovers.


Toronto really turned on the offensive jets in the final period,outscoring the Pacers, 35-18, over the final 12 minutes. CarlosDelfino scored the first seven points of the quarter and Kaponopoured in 17 for the Raptors.


Granger finished with 15 points and nine rebounds and JermaineO'Neal added 13 points for Indiana, which has lost two of itslast three to drop below .500 at 11-12.

 

NBA: TORONTO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">TORONTO (104) AT INDIANA (93)

TORONTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J CALDERON G 41:14 5-11 6-6 0 5 5 16 0 0 2 18
A PARKER G 28:47 1-6 0-0 1 4 5 1 2 0 1 3
C BOSH F 37:37 9-20 4-6 8 8 16 2 3 1 2 22
J MOON F 15:04 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2
R NESTEROVIC C 12:10 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0
K HUMPHRIES 36:30 7-11 3-4 1 4 5 1 3 2 1 17
J KAPONO 34:02 9-14 5-5 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 29
C DELFINO 19:13 3-8 2-2 0 7 7 1 2 1 3 9
A BARGNANI 8:38 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 2
J DIXON 6:45 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2
D MARTIN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 37-81 20-23 12 34 46 25 19 6 15 104
(.457) (.870) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 15 (23 PTS)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J TINSLEY G 38:36 8-16 0-2 2 3 5 10 4 2 3 19
M DUNLEAVY G 40:46 10-21 1-1 2 4 6 5 1 2 2 23
J O'NEAL F 29:08 5-11 3-4 0 1 1 3 5 0 4 13
D GRANGER F 31:34 6-10 2-3 1 8 9 2 4 0 3 15
T MURPHY C 33:29 1-9 0-0 2 8 10 2 2 2 1 3
K RUSH 21:10 2-5 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 6
J FOSTER 17:25 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 2
M DANIELS 11:54 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
D HARRISON 10:08 4-8 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 8
S WILLIAMS 5:50 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
T DIENER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A OWENS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 39-90 6-10 11 30 41 27 23 7 14 93
(.433) (.600) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 14 (18 PTS)

TORONTO 21 20 28 35 - 104
INDIANA 25 27 23 18 - 93

BLOCKED SHOTS: TORONTO - R NESTEROVIC 3, J MOON, J CALDERON, C DELFINO,
A PARKER. INDIANA - J O'NEAL 3, T MURPHY 2, D GRANGER, D HARRISON,
S WILLIAMS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: TORONTO 10-21 (.476), J CALDERON 2-5, A PARKER 1-
3, J MOON 0-1, J KAPONO 6-7, C DELFINO 1-4, J DIXON 0-1. INDIANA 9-
22 (.409), J TINSLEY 3-5, M DUNLEAVY 2-5, D GRANGER 1-1, T MURPHY 1-
6, K RUSH 2-2, M DANIELS 0-2, S WILLIAMS 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - J TINSLEY, J O'NEAL.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: MIKE CALLAHAN, TONY BROTHERS, TONY BROWN.
A - 10,437. T - 2:07.</div>

 

NBA: TORONTO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">TORONTO (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Calderon 41:14 5-11 6-6 0-5 16 0 18
A Parker 28:47 1-6 0-0 1-5 1 2 3
C Bosh 37:37 9-20 4-6 8-16 2 3 22
J Moon 15:04 1-5 0-0 1-3 0 0 2
R Nesterovic 12:10 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 3 0
K Humphries 36:30 7-11 3-4 1-5 1 3 17
J Kapono 34:02 9-14 5-5 0-2 1 3 29
C Delfino 19:13 3-8 2-2 0-7 1 2 9
A Bargnani 8:38 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 3 2
J Dixon 6:45 1-3 0-0 0-1 3 0 2
D Martin DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Graham DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-81 20-23 12-46 25 19 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.457, FT-.870. 3-Point Goals:
10-21, .476 (J Calderon 2-5, A Parker 1-3, J
Moon 0-1, J Kapono 6-7, C Delfino 1-4, J
Dixon 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:7
(R Nesterovic 3, J Moon, J Calderon, C
Delfino, A Parker). Turnovers:15 (C Delfino
3, A Bargnani 3, J Calderon 2, C Bosh 2, J
Moon, A Parker, K Humphries, J Kapono, J
Dixon). Steals: 6 (J Kapono 2, K Humphries 2,
C Bosh, C Delfino).


INDIANA (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 38:36 8-16 0-2 2-5 10 4 19
M Dunleavy 40:46 10-21 1-1 2-6 5 1 23
J O'Neal 29:08 5-11 3-4 0-1 3 5 13
D Granger 31:34 6-10 2-3 1-9 2 4 15
T Murphy 33:29 1-9 0-0 2-10 2 2 3
K Rush 21:10 2-5 0-0 1-4 1 0 6
J Foster 17:25 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 3 2
M Daniels 11:54 2-6 0-0 0-1 1 0 4
D Harrison 10:08 4-8 0-0 2-3 0 1 8
S Williams 5:50 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0
T Diener DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Owens DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-90 6-10 11-41 27 23 93
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.433, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals:
9-22, .409 (J Tinsley 3-5, M Dunleavy 2-5, D
Granger 1-1, T Murphy 1-6, K Rush 2-2, M
Daniels 0-2, S Williams 0-1). Team Rebounds:
10. Blocked Shots:8 (J O'Neal 3, T Murphy 2,
D Granger, D Harrison, S Williams).
Turnovers:14 (J O'Neal 4, J Tinsley 3, D
Granger 3, M Dunleavy 2, J Foster, T Murphy).
Steals: 7 (J Tinsley 2, T Murphy 2, M
Dunleavy 2, K Rush).

--------------------------------------------
TORONTO 21 20 28 35 - 104
INDIANA 25 27 23 18 - 93
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (J Tinsley, 1:02
4th; J O'Neal, 1:08 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,437. T: 2:07.
Officials: Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers, Tony
Brown.</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Toronto Raptors fell behind beforeresorting to the thing they do better than anyone else in theNBA - 3-point shooting.


Jason Kapono scored 29 points and knocked down six 3-pointers tolead the Raptors to a 104-93 victory over the Indiana Pacers onFriday.


Chris Bosh had 22 points and 16 rebounds and Jose Calderoncollected 18 and 16 assists for Toronto, which has won fourstraight games - two away from home.


The Raptors lead the league in 3-point field-goal percentage at43.3 percent and lit up the scoreboard from the arc in thefourth quarter of this one, knocking down six to turn a 77-69deficit into a convincing win.


"We wanted to pound the glass and get easy buckets," Bosh said."We did that and, once they started collapsing, that gave all ofour shooters a chance to let it go."


Kapono, who scored all but four of his points in the secondhalf, knocked down four from the arc in the final period.

"Everybody on the court did a good job finding him," Raptorscoach Sam Mitchell said of Kapono. "He did a good job gettingopen, and I thought everything was set up well. We found KrisHumphries early, rolling to the basket for some easy layups, andit's hard to guard the 3-point line when you've got a 6-9 guystanding wide open under the basket."


"It was great. You want to take about 40 shots," Kapono said."It was one of those rare times where you feel like every shotyou take is a good shot."


The Pacers looked to be in control early, using an 11-0 run inthe second quarter to open up a 45-34 advantage with 3:33 leftin the half. Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Danny Granger combined for17 points in the second as Indiana took a 52-41 lead into thelocker room.


The lead would have been larger if not for the play of Bosh, whoscored 13 of his points in the opening half on 6-of-8 shooting,including 11 points in the first quarter.


Humphries contributed to Toronto's cause with nine points in thefirst half and finished the game with a season high-tying 17.

"I had a tough assignment tonight with Jermaine (O'Neal),"Humphries said. "I just tried to keep balls alive, and therewas a couple of times that I didn't get the rebound, but I kepthim from getting it. We fought hard, came back, and got animportant win."


Indiana extended its lead in the third when David Harrisoncapped a 7-0 run with a jumper to push it to 66-49 with 7:35left in the period. Dunleavy scored five points during the runand finished the game with 23 on 10-of-21 shooting.

Toronto spent the next 3 1/2 minutes carving into the deficitwith an 11-0 run that brought it to within 66-60 with 4:00remaining in the third.


Calderon, who is seeing extended minutes due to the absence ofstarter T.J. Ford, scored six points during the spurt. Calderon,who entered the contest leading the NBA in assist-to-turnoverratio at 6-to-1, committed just a pair of turnovers.

Toronto really turned on the offensive jets in the final period,outscoring the Pacers, 35-18, over the final 12 minutes.Carlos Delfino scored the first seven points of the quarter andKapono poured in 17 for the Raptors.


"Getting outscored 35-18 in the fourth is a bad quarter," Pacerscoach Jim O'Brien said. "Our defense didn't hold up, aftercarrying us for the first three quarters, and they certainly gothot."


Granger finished with 15 points and nine rebounds and JermaineO'Neal added 13 points for Indiana, which has lost two of itslast three to drop below .500 at 11-12.


"Kapono made a lot of shots," O'Neal said. "Obviously, they gotsome assistance from some very questionable calls, but the shotmaking was the difference in the fourth quarter. (Kapono) hitthree or four threes that were highly contested, and we weren'table to go down and make shots ourselves."