Scottie Barnes records his 4th triple-double of the season, Raptors beat Pacers 130-122
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic promised his players a tasty reward when they finally strung together a three-game winning streak.
Now it’s time to pay up.
With All-Star Scottie Barnes logging his fourth triple-double of the season and RJ Barrett scoring 24 points in Monday night’s 130-122 victory, players responded to their longest winning streak of the season by chanting “piz-za.”
“I told them that when we won three straight I’d take them to dinner,” Rajakovic explained outside a joyous locker room. “But I told them this team’s so humble, we could have pizza.”
Whatever the meal preference, this young team again looked hungry - extending its post-All-Star break record to 3-0.
And it came with a pretty typical menu, too.
Barnes had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists on a night seven Raptors scored in double figures. Rookie Gradey Dick had 18 points and made two key 3s late to break open the game while matching his season-high with four 3s.
“This is just the beginning,” Rajakovic said, referring to Dick. “He's going to have good games, he's going to have bad games, but he needs to continue winning in those situations, continue to learn and get better.”
Bennedict Mathurin kept the Pacers within reach by matching his career high with 34 points and nine rebounds. Two-time All-Star Pascal Siakam tormented his former team with 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Indiana acquired Siakam in a January trade.
But with the league's best shooting team and All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton having an off-night, the Pacers struggled. Haliburton had nine points and seven assists while going 2 of 11 from the field. The Pacers shot just 46% as a team.
And the defense, at least in the opinion of Mathurin, was even worse.
“Defense was our main thing and I'll go ahead say it, I was really bad on defense tonight,” said Mathurin, who drew the assignment on Barrett. “So I'm looking forward to the next game.”
Toronto built a 61-56 lead after a back-and-forth first half, and then watched Indiana score six straight in the third quarter to make it 67-66.
The Raptors answered with an 11-0 run, only to see the Pacers charge back within 90-87 at the end of three, tie it on Mathurin's 3 to open the fourth and eventually take a 96-95 lead on Jalen Smith's putback with 10:04 to go.
Instead of pulling away, the Pacers let Toronto hang around and Dick's tie-breaking 3 with 8:01 left spurred a 10-2 run that gave the Raptors a 112-104 lead and Indiana never seriously challenged again.
UP NEXT
Raptors: Begin a three-game home stand Wednesday night against Dallas.
Pacers: Close out a four-game home stand Wednesday night against New Orleans.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jakob Poeltl vs. Myles Turner (Andrew Nembhard gains possession) | ||
| 11:56 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0-2 |
| 11:28 |  | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Scottie Barnes blocks Tyrese Haliburton's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:14 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:53 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:40 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Raptors turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:57 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point stepback jump shot | 3-6 |
| 9:12 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point cutting dunk (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 5-6 |
| 8:35 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 5-9 |
| 8:21 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:18 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Gary Trent Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point tip layup | 7-9 |
| 7:54 | | RJ Barrett shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-10 |
| 7:54 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-11 |
| 7:44 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:34 | | Immanuel Quickley turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 7:31 | | Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:31 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-12 |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point alley-oop dunk (Scottie Barnes assists) | 9-12 |
| 7:19 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 7:19 | | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-12 |
| 7:07 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point hook shot (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 12-12 |
| 6:34 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 12-15 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point driving reverse layup | 14-15 |
| 6:21 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:08 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 14-18 |
| 5:47 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:34 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | RJ Barrett misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | RJ Barrett personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:08 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point running pullup jump shot | 17-18 |
| 4:48 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (Immanuel Quickley steals) | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 19-18 |
| 4:30 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point running pullup jump shot | 21-18 |
| 4:09 | | Immanuel Quickley shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 21-19 |
| 4:09 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 4:09 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 21-20 |
| 3:57 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:54 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Jalen Smith misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:44 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point reverse layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 21-22 |
| 3:19 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:10 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point hook shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 23-22 |
| 2:28 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup | 23-24 |
| 2:16 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point cutting dunk (Gradey Dick assists) | 25-24 |
| 1:57 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 25-26 |
| 1:42 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 27-26 |
| 1:32 | | Scottie Barnes blocks Obi Toppin's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:31 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Jalen Smith blocks Bruce Brown's two point layup | ||
| 1:24 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Jalen Smith misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:29 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point putback layup | 27-28 |
| 0:10 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 30-28 |
| 0:02 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 11:31 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | T.J. McConnell offensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Ben Sheppard personal foul (Ochai Agbaji draws the foul) | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving finger roll layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 32-28 |
| 10:30 | | Obi Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Gradey Dick steals) | ||
| 10:25 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Ben Sheppard makes two point running finger roll layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 32-30 |
| 10:13 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:11 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Obi Toppin misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 32-32 |
| 9:59 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:49 | | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 35-32 |
| 9:24 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Jarace Walker assists) | 35-35 |
| 9:11 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 37-35 |
| 9:07 | | Scottie Barnes personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 37-37 |
| 8:49 | | Jarace Walker shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | RJ Barrett misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:49 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | RJ Barrett misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:48 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-39 |
| 8:11 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point cutting dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 39-39 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point cutting layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 39-41 |
| 7:50 | | Pascal Siakam blocks Ochai Agbaji's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Jarace Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving reverse layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 41-41 |
| 7:09 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 41-43 |
| 6:56 | | Gradey Dick misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | T.J. McConnell shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-43 |
| 6:54 | | Kelly Olynyk misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:52 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 44-43 |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 44-45 |
| 5:50 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point putback layup | 46-45 |
| 5:33 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:31 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | +3 | Gradey Dick makes three point running jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 49-45 |
| 5:26 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:08 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:56 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 51-45 |
| 3:53 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Myles Turner assists) | 51-48 |
| 3:32 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Bennedict Mathurin steals) | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point running finger roll layup | 51-50 |
| 3:15 | |