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Last updated on Friday, March 16, 2018
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) - A big second half for DeMar DeRozan helped lift the Toronto Raptors past the Indiana Pacers 106-99.
DeRozan scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half while Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 17 rebounds.
Serge Ibaka added 13 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto dominated on the boards, out-rebounding the Pacers 58-35.
Indiana got 22 points from Darren Collison and a season-high 20 from Al Jefferson but Myles Turner left the game in the late first half with a sprained left ankle and didn't look right when he returned in the second half.
"They were big, long and physical in the paint," Pacers head coach Nate McMillan said of the Raptors. "All four of their bigs attacked the rim and we needed to get in there and hit first. They won the battle of physicality."
The Pacers will have to wait and see on Turner's status but his backup, Domantas Sabonis, has already been ruled out the rest of the week with his ankle injury. "We'll re-evaluate him next week," McMillan said.
The Pacers three-game winning streak is over and they next visit the Washington Wizards on Saturday.
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