Barnes posts double-double to lead Raptors past Pacers for 3rd straight win - CBC.ca

Scottie Barnes scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 97-94 on Saturday night.

Barnes, the No. 4 overall pick in the draft this year, hit a pair of free throws with 6.2 seconds remaining to give the Raptors the final margin. The Pacers' Domantas Sabonis missed a hurried 3-pointer in the final seconds.

The Raptors never led by more than three until the final quarter, then surged to a 92-84 advantage on Fred VanFleet's three with 1:44 remaining. VanFleet finished with 16 points. OG Anunoby had 15.

Sabonis led the Pacers with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Caris LeVert scored 15 in his season debut.

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Toronto's Scottie Barnes and Svi Mykhailiuk combined for 37 points in their 97-94 victory over the Pacers. 1:41

The Raptors have won three in a row, including an 118-100 victory over Indiana at home on Thursday. The Pacers have lost six of seven.

Levert, who missed the season's first six games with a back stress fracture, scored nine of Indiana's initial 13 points. The Pacers led by as many as seven points in the first half.

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