TORONTO, Canada - Jonas Valanciunas scored 23 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 98-87 on Tuesday, April 19 (Manila time) to square their best-of-7 series.
Valanciunas also grabbed 15 rebounds while teammate Kyle Lowry chipped in with 18 points and 9 assists as the Raptors made it one game apiece.
Paul George led the Pacers with 28 points as Indiana reduced an 18-point deficit to just 4 points in the third quarter before Toronto pulled away.
After overcoming the Indiana resistance, Toronto opened up a 19-point lead in the final 5 minutes.
Cory Joseph scored 16 points from the bench while Patrick Patterson (14) and DeMar DeRozan (10) also made double digits.
The result snapped a 7-game losing streak in playoff matches for Toronto, whose last victory in the playoffs came against the Brooklyn Nets in April 2014.
Game 3 in the best-of-7 series takes place in Indianapolis on Thursday. – Rappler.com