#bench-scoring

#bench-scoring

Even though the Raptors starting lineup had slowly crept back into respectability prior to tonight's tip off (they were a slight positive at +1.3 per 100 possessions, across 229 of them) it was a a return to a lesser form to kick things off. Unable to solve the Pacers, who were staying at home defensively, and slumping from downtown, the Raptors found themselves in a hole early.