Indiana Pacers (-3) - Toronto Raptors Good evening to all. At Indiana's Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the Pacers will host the Raptors at 02:00 am Tuesday night in one of the most interesting games of the night.
They were excellent in the first half and tragic in the second half Pacers and somehow lost to the Milwaukee by the Bucks 117-89, seeing the winning streak of 5 games running to end. Tonight will be back2back for Nate McMillan's team that returns to its very strong home base, with the Pacers having 13 wins and just 3 defeats. 20-10 the total record of the home teams in the 6th position of the eastern region.
The Raptors made history early in the morning, achieving the biggest turnaround in their history, returning the game with the Mavericks from -30. Really impressive from the midway through the third period and then huge stocks of Nick Nurse players. It is worth noting, of course, that the champions' 'pancakes' played a big part in this epic overthrow. The 21-8 record of the Canadians in the 4th position in the Eastern Region, while outscoring them 8-5.
In summary, for both of them tonight's game is back2back with fatigue certainly playing its part in the outcome of the match. I like Indiana ace for two reasons. Initially, the Pacers at home are one of the toughest teams in the league and find a way to win the games. Then, yes, both of them played again a few hours ago, but the home side had one point and then against the Bucks and when the match was lost, they rested their bases, when the Raptors overcame Dallas. Adding in the above two key absences of Siakam and Gasol, I think things get even more difficult for the guests.
