POST-GAME NOTES
(27-54) TORONTO RAPTORS, 95 vs. (40-41) INDIANA PACERS, 120
AIR CANADA CENTRE
Monday, April 17, 2006
With the loss, Toronto falls to 27-54 on the season and ends the season with a 15-26 record at Air Canada Centre… With the win, Indiana ends a 10-game road losing streak and improves to 40-41 … The teams split the season series 2-2.
The 25-point loss is Toronto’s second largest at home this season (26, Dec. 18 vs. Philadelphia, 107-80).
Indiana scored a season-high 120 points (117, April 12 vs. Boston).
First Quarter: Indiana 40, Toronto 29 … The 40 points by Indiana ties the highest first-quarter total by an opponent this season (40, Nov. 16 vs. Philadelphia) … Indiana out-shot Toronto .833 (15-of-18) to .526 (10-of-19) from the field in the opening frame … The Pacers made five-of-six three-point attempts and the Raptors made one-of-two … Stephen Jackson and Peja Stojakovic each had 14 points to lead all players in the quarter… Morris Peterson paced the Raptors with 10 points … The Pacers had 10 assists to the Raptors’ five.
Second Quarter: Indiana 30, Toronto 22 … Indiana made 11-of-22 (.500) and Toronto made nine-of-27 (.333) shots from the field … Anthony Jackson led all scorers with eight points … Morris Peterson and Loren Woods had six points each … Woods added five rebounds and one blocked shot in 7:41 minutes … Indiana had an assist on all 11 of its field goals … In the past two games Toronto’s opponents have had 20 assists on 20 field goal attempts in the second quarters (Indiana, 11, Detroit, nine).
Third Quarter: Indiana 33, Toronto 17 …Indiana made 10-of-18 (.556) shots from the field and Toronto shot .222 (six-for-27) … Jermaine O’Neal had a quarter-high 12 points, while Scot Pollard grabbed six rebounds … Morris Peterson had had 11 points in the quarter … The two teams combined for 29 rebounds in the quarter (Indiana – 16, Toronto – 13) … The Pacers made five turnovers (six points), while Toronto had one (two points).
Fourth Quarter: Toronto 27, Indiana 17, … Toronto made 10-of-19 (.526) shots and Indiana made seven-of-18 (.389) … Joey Graham led all players with 12 points, while David Harrison had a Pacers-best seven points in the quarter … Anthony Johnson was the only Pacer starter to register a point in the quarter, the Pacers bench had 15 of the team’s 17 points.
Game Totals: Toronto – 35-92 (.380) FG, 5-13 (.385) 3FG, 20-24 (.833) FT, 41 rebounds, 17 assists.
Indiana had 31 assists to Toronto’s 17 … In the past two games Toronto has 38 assists to their opponents’ 64.
Morris Peterson had a game-high tying 27 points in going seven-of-12 from the field, including three-of-three from beyond the arc, and 10-of-10 from the line … Peterson is averaging 23.3 points in the past four games.
Loren Woods scored a season-high 12 points (10, April 9 vs. Charlotte) and a career- and game-high 14 rebounds (14, Nov. 5, 2004 vs. Detroit) for his first double-double of the season and the second of his career (Nov. 5, 2004 vs. Detroit) … Woods is averaging 8.8 rebounds in the past six games.
Mike James registered 14 points … James made three-of-three from the charity stripe and has made 36 consecutive free throws over the past four games.
Joey Graham netted 18 points in a career-best 43:13 minutes.
Peja Stojakovic recorded a game-high tying 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field to go with five rebounds and three assists.
Stephen Jackson had 21 points and added six assists and four rebounds.
Jermaine O’Neal grabbed a team-high tying eight rebounds and a game-best five blocked shots to go with 20 points … O’Neal had 11 blocks in three games versus Toronto this season.
Anthony Jackson registered 22 points (nine-of-11 from the field) and a game-high nine assists.
The last time a Raptors’ opponent had four 20-point scorers was March 31, 2006 versus Phoenix (Leandro Barbosa, 28, Boris Diaw, 26, Shawn Marion, 21, Steve Nash, 20).
