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    5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors


    SLOW, STEADY MARCH
    TOWARD ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    PLAYOFF EDITION


    -VS-


    Game Time Start: 8:00 PM ET
    Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
    Officials: Danny Crawford, Ron Garretson, Bill Spooner (Brian Forte)

    Media Notes: Indiana Notes, Toronto Notes
    Television: TNT / SportsNet One
    Radio: WFNI 1070 AM, 107.5 FM / CJCL 590, 1050 AM
    NBA Feeds:

    REMINDER: Per PD policy, please do not share a link to, describe how to search for, request a link to, or request a PM about streaming video of a NBA game that is not coming directly through the NBA. Not even in a "wink-wink, nudge-nudge, know-what-I-mean" round-about sort of way. Thank you


    3
    48-40
    Away: 20-24
    3
    59-29
    Home: 34-10
    May 03
    May 05
    May 07
    May 09
    T B D
    T B D
    T B D
    T B D

    MAHINMI
    TURNER
    GEORGE
    ELLIS
    HILL
    VALANCIUNAS
    PATTERSON
    CARROLL
    DEROZAN
    LOWRY


    PACERS
    None reported


    RAPTORS
    None reported



    Paul George And The Pacers Force A Game 7
    Dan Clayton

    With a balanced attack and stifling defense, the Indiana Pacers dropped a second-half hammer on the
    visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday night. An 18-0 run that spanned six and a half minutes in the third
    and fourth quarters helped Indiana even their first round series with a 101-83 win.

    Paul George awoke in the second half after a slow start, but had plenty of help to set up a winner-take
    -all series finale on Sunday afternoon.

    “My job tonight was to be a threat, put pressure on them,” George said. “I tried to pick them apart
    with passes. Move the ball, and try to get them to shift the defense a little bit. I had plays here and
    there, but (my teammates) were the ones that did most of the damage tonight.”

    George was held scoreless from the field for nearly 23 minutes on Friday, netting his first bucket on a
    catch-and-shoot three just 1:06 before halftime. But the All-Star still finished with 21 points, 11
    boards, and six assists. All five Pacer starters finished in double figures, including rookie Myles Turner
    who had 15 points and contributed some superb paint defense.

    “Paul George can’t beat the Raptors. The Pacers have to beat the Raptors,” Indiana coach Frank Vogel
    said. “We need everybody. We got really solid contributions from just about everybody that played.”

    Ian Mahinmi had 12 points, mostly as the roll man or off of offensive boards as he kept Indy close
    early on. George Hill added a dozen of his own and Monta Ellis had 14.

    Meanwhile, the Raptors’ stars once again struggled. Toronto hasn’t yet had a single game in which
    both All-Star guards – Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan – were scoring efficiently. Tonight, neither
    one did. The pair combined for just 18 on 7-of-27 shooting.

    “The Pacers are doing a great job on me, simple as that,” Lowry said. “Give them credit, they’re
    playing me extremely well. George Hill is really playing great defense right now. Their team defense
    has really… forced me into tougher shots.”

    Indiana has been steadfast on its basic principles all series: when either of Lowry or DeRozan has
    the ball, the Pacer bigs drop back to wall off the paint. The idea is to turn those two into pull-up
    shooters instead of drivers, and so far it’s working.

    Toronto actually led early, mostly because of opportunistic scoring in transition. Six of their first
    eight came on the break, and then when DeMarre Carroll and Patrick Patterson each nailed a
    three, the Raps led 14-4. But Indiana ended the quarter on their own 14-4 run.

    Then it became a battle of lineup chess, and the small-ball quintets that lifted Toronto in Game 5
    might have been their undoing.

    Indiana first went small early in the second quarter, and Toronto matched them. That matchup
    favored Indiana initially, as Turner and CJ Miles each scored a putback and a long jumper in an
    8-0 run. Then Toronto decided to counter small with big, and Indiana just couldn’t handle the
    Jonas Valanciunas pick-and-roll. The starting center scored three buckets in that stretch on
    decisive rolls, got to the line, and on another play drew help from a third defender to open
    Carroll up for a corner three. That 10-2 run forced Indiana to go back to a two-big lineup with
    3:59 left in the half, and it looked like Toronto was determined to use its size.

    But in the second half...CONTINUE READING AT BBALL BREAKDOWN

    Game 7 preview roundtable
    Blake Murphy

    The Toronto Raptors will host the Indiana Pacers for a Game 7 on Sunday.

    This, despite the Raptors playing 18 good minutes out of the last 144, despite having coughed up
    home-court advantage in Game 1, and despite abysmal shooting from their All-Star backcourt.
    Through those lenses, it’s a minor miracle the Raptors have a chance to close out at the Air Canada
    Centre. At the same time, the Raptors also played great in Games 2 and 3, lost the plot and have
    played poorly, and entered as heavy favorites in the series, believed to be a superior team.
    Through those lenses, the necessity of a Game 7 is frustrating.

    To make matters more maddening, or at least less clear, nearly every game in the series has been
    a blowout, determined as much by factors like energy, intensity, and toughness as pick-and-roll
    coverage, spacing, and crunch-time execution. It makes it quite hard to figure Game 7 out,
    because we don’t even know which team(s) might show up.

    So as we’ve done at several key junctures in the series, we reached out to others to try to help
    color the picture in more brightly. We reached out to Ian Levy of FanSided/HP and Jared Wade of
    8 Points, 9 Seconds, who I owe multiple beverages to for their assistance in helping cover this
    series, and we brought our own alum William Lou into the mix, too. Here we go, trying to get a
    handle on things once again.

    1. So, uhh, Game 6 happened. That’s maybe two good quarters the Raptors have played
    in the last three games. Does that create a sense of confidence for Indiana heading into
    Game 7?

    Ian Levy: I’m a Pacers fan, we’re not confident about anything. Ever. I wrote about this earlier
    in the series for FanSided, but I feel like one of the fundamental experiences of being a Pacers fan
    is watching your team inexplicably fall apart when it matters most. It would not surprise me if Paul
    George had a great game and the Pacers grabbed a win. It would also not surprise me if he shot
    2-12 on mid-range jumpers, and everyone else just completely fell apart. Everything in between
    feels like it’s in play.

    William Lou (substitute “Toronto” for “Indiana in the question): No. This is what I’m most
    worried about. Dwane Casey and the coaching staff won’t be able to point to any sustained stretch
    as an example of what the Raptors need to do, or how they need to play, so they’re heading into
    the game blind. The frantic fourth quarter in Game 5 was mostly panic-induced scrambling, and
    there’s no way the Raptors can break their own style of play and maintain that energy for 48 minutes.


    Jared Wade: I would think so. The Pacers can be a bit front-runner-y. When they play well, they can
    feed off that. We’ve clearly seen a lot of it lately, with Indiana really dominating 7 of the past 8
    quarters. I think everyone in the organization feels like this series should be over already, but they
    let the fourth quarter get away in Game 5. There are two ways that can go: Indiana coming out all
    business and executing in Game 7, or having the early minutes go poorly and curling up into a fetal
    position. I don’t think anyone alive really has any read on how this team will respond. They’ve been
    unpredictable all season.

    Blake Murphy: I’d lean yes in most circumstances, but the ebbs and flows of this series haven’t really
    followed convention much. I thought the Raptors had control after Game 3. I thought the Pacers had
    it after three quarters of Game 5. I would have bet the Game 5 collapse was the end of the Pacers,
    especially when Toronto got out to a hot start in Game 6. In other words – yes, they’re probably
    confident, but this series has taught us that momentum swings quickly.

    2. As much as we’ve talked about adjustments, scheme tweaks, rotations, and so on – and
    those have been important – there’s a palpable sense that the series keeps swinging on
    intangibles. Hunger, physicality, desperation. All of those words keep coming up, and for
    me, it’s frustrating as all get out, because that stuff is inexplicable and unpredictable. With
    both teams’ backs firmly against the wall in a Game 7 scenario, is that wavering intensity
    edge going to be mitigated?

    Ian Levy: I think it’s come back to things like intangibles and shot-making because both teams have
    struggled to execute. Valanciunas physical dominance looked so important in the first two games
    because nothing was going right for Lowry and DeRozan. George’s exerting his will seems so
    important because no one else can seem to put the ball in the basket consistently. I think it’s still
    probably going to come down to getting points on messy plays and disjointed basketball.

    William Lou: Who knows? The Raptors promised to treat Game 6 like an elimination game, then
    completely rolled over. They lost their cool in the second half, their offense completely unravelled
    and spoiled floor balance for the defense, and save for some hustle plays by Kyle Lowry, the team
    didn’t show any fight. It’s also not a good look when DeMar DeRozan is wearing the body language
    of a ghost. I’d almost want him to pick up a tech just to show his team that their supposed star
    player is engaged in the series.

    Jared Wade: In the sense that such things can be measured, the Raptors still have an edge in
    offensive rebounding. Even while getting roasted in Game 6, they out-scored the Pacers 24-8 in
    second-chance points. Lately, Jonas Valanciunas hasn’t made the same impact that he did in
    Games 2 and 3, but he has still been tough for Indiana to keep off the glass.

    Otherwise, the Pacers clearly are forcing Toronto in bad spots through defensive intensity and
    execution. Paul George is dialed in and, for whatever reason, Kyle Lowry just can’t get
    comfortable shooting-wise. Some of this is indeed the desperation and physicality you mention,
    but part of it is simply a focused, dialed-in Pacers approach. I can’t see that sliding in Game 7.
    As we saw early in Game 6, the Raptors can still score and get good looks at times. But they
    will have to maintain that a lot longer than they did to avoid another first-round exit.


    Blake Murphy: I think it will be insomuch as both teams are going to show up. No matter the
    flow of the series, I have a hard time believing that either team will stay home for a Game 7.
    That means that the onus shifts back to actual basketball, which the Pacers have been playing
    better. The Raptors can’t seem to keep control of the ball, thanks in large part to Indiana’s
    defense, and that’s feeding Indiana’s non-Paul George offense. That’s troubling, but a root
    cause has been Toronto playing so listlessly for stretches. They won’t do that Sunday, and I
    still maintain that a here-to-play Raptors team is better. Essentially, “The Raptors are better,
    but they have to play like it for that to matter,” as I wrote after Game 1.

    3. What’s the one primary adjustment you’d make if you were Dwane Casey?

    Ian Levy: I’d roll with Biyombo-Patterson-Lowry-Joseph a lot. Split minutes for DeRozan,
    Carroll and Powell as the fifth with that group.

    William Lou: Less DeRozan, more Cory Joseph. I’d try to play every card I have to make it a
    slow, defense-first game. If they can’t find Jonas Valanciunas on offense (the Pacers have
    swarmed him like crazy), then take the hit and play Bismack Biyombo. I’m playing the
    ground game, cherishing possessions, playing pressuring defense, and hoping for an ugly
    halfcourt game. The Raptors haven’t shown a consistent ability to generate quality offense,
    so I’d try to shore up the defense at all costs.

    Jared Wade: It seemed like...CONTINUE READING AT RAPTORS REPUBLIC


    Pacers
    Candace Buckner @CandaceDBuckner
    Jared Wade @8pts9secs
    Tim Donahue @TimDonahue8p9s
    Tom Lewis @indycornrows
    Ian Levy @HickoryHigh
    Whitney @its_whitney

    Raptors
    Doug Smith @SmithRaps
    Holly MacKenzie @stackmack
    Sam Holako @RapsFan
    Adam Francis @raptorshq
    Joseph Casciaro @JosephCasciaro
    Blake Murphy @BlakeMurphyODC
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  • #2
    Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

    Danny Crawford, Ron Garretson, Bill Spooner (Brian Forte)

    Could not ask for a better crew. These were the guys that officiated Game 4. Thought they did a real nice job of letting players play and decide the game while not letting things get out of hand. Personally, I am not a big fan of Ronnie Garreson, (or Brian Forte for that matter), but Danny Crawford is about as good as you can get.

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    • #3
      Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

      I think we have them figured out, we have dominated the past 3 games (11 of 12 quarters). Hoping the pressure is just too much for them and PG just goes off.

      Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

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      • #4
        Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

        Time for PG to carry us to a victory. He needs some help from Turner and company though, can't just rely on him to be the entire offense like game 5.

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        • #5
          Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

          C'mon Pacers. I want that showdown with Miami!

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          • #6
            Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

            Originally posted by presto123 View Post
            C'mon Pacers. I want that showdown with Miami!
            Same. I also want them to beat Toronto. So damn overrated.

            Sent from my Nexus 5X

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            • #7
              Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

              If we win, I want to bottle the tears of the arrogant Raptors fans.

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              • #8
                Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

                I would love to see a Pacers/Heat series come on guys, and Vogel do NOT keep PG out of the 4th until late please for the love of all things basketball do not make that mistake for the third time in the same series!

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                • #9
                  Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

                  Call me crazy, but I think it is about time for CJ Miles to have one of the nights where he is 7-9 from 3 and just has a crazy good game.

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                  • #10
                    Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

                    Stomach already in knots. Can't eat anything. Heart palpitations.

                    Why do I do this to myself?

                    Who am I kidding?!

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                    • #11
                      Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

                      I have way too many emotions invested in the Pacers.

                      This game is going to suck unless we open with a blowout and lead by 20+ points until the clock hits 00:00.

                      Guess I will probably fail my challenge of not watching another game until Vogel is retired.

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                      • #12
                        Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

                        Originally posted by TMJ31 View Post
                        Stomach already in knots. Can't eat anything. Heart palpitations.

                        Why do I do this to myself?

                        Who am I kidding?!

                        I wish I could still get that pumped for games. I used to, but I guess I'm jaded now....haha.

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                        • #13
                          Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

                          Hurry up 8:00, the waiting is rough.
                          "Just look at the flowers ........ BANG" - Carol "The Walking Dead"

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                          • #14
                            Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

                            As long as Toronto doesn't get cheap points at the FT line, Pacers should win. Toronto will quit as soon as doubt creeps in. This isn't what Toronto signed up for being the #2 seed. They were expecting an easy first round series
                            Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel

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                            • #15
                              Re: 5/1/2016 NBA Playoffs, First Round - Game Thread #7: Pacers Vs. Raptors

                              NICE! I love game sevens, because all the talking finally stops...no more blablabla, you gotta leave it on the floor and show what you really got! The crazy thing is that most elimination games are lopsided blowouts, but those two teams aren't predictable AT ALL, so maybe we will witness a good ol' heartbreaker tonight. If Indi wins this, I let Germany know! I hope the Pacers are as pumped as me!!!
                              GO PACERS!

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