 | Luis Scola, PF 18 MIN | 2-7 FG | 0-0 3FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 0 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 4 PTS | -12 +/- Was entirely incapable of sticking with C.J. Miles. That was predictable, but it’s concerning that he has no utility against stretchier lineups. |  |
 | Terrence Ross, SF 31 MIN | 4-11 FG | 2-6 3FG | 0-0 FT | 4 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 TO | 10 PTS | -6 +/- Padded his numbers some in crunch time. Started out defending well and rebounding to account but devolved into his customary spacey defense late. |  |
 | Bismack Biyombo, C 31 MIN | 1-3 FG | 0-0 3FG | 7-8 FT | 13 REB | 0 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK | 3 TO | 9 PTS | -6 +/- Hit the glass like a beast and nailed his free throws. Nice counter as center in small groups to Pacers’ 4-out-and-a-C. Still allows teams to put way too much pressure on PG in pick-and-roll. |  |
 | Kyle Lowry, PG 34 MIN | 7-14 FG | 2-5 3FG | 4-4 FT | 2 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 5 TO | 20 PTS | -10 +/- Was visibly frustrated due to a few ticky-tack fouls and, probably, having to carry the load once again. Mostly played fine, if sloppy by his standards, but I’m very concerned about growing fatigue. |  |
 | DeMar DeRozan, SG 38 MIN | 7-18 FG | 2-4 3FG | 4-5 FT | 5 REB | 2 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 2 TO | 20 PTS | -11 +/- George is an impossible two-way match-up and Pacers didn’t switch freely despite best efforts. The threes are nice, at least. Inexcusably played 38 minutes again. | |
 | Anthony Bennett, PF 3 MIN | 1-4 FG | 0-2 3FG | 0-0 FT | 3 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 2 PTS | +9 +/- Really wanted to get his shots off in garbage time, but you earn that right with offensive boards. |  |
 | James Johnson, PF 19 MIN | 2-5 FG | 0-2 3FG | 4-4 FT | 1 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 0 TO | 8 PTS | -7 +/- Not his best outing, though asking him to take two threes is ill-advised, anyway. Take what they give you, I guess. Hounded George well enough when tasked with it. Pretty ho-hum game by his standards. |  |
 | Patrick Patterson, PF 23 MIN | 3-6 FG | 3-6 3FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 9 PTS | -29 +/- Somehow a -29 in 23 minutes. Concerning approach from Indy: They were shading wayyyy off of him on threes, with Patterson remaining somewhat hesitant letting fly and looking shaky putting it on the floor. Hopefully seeing 3 go through the hoop helps the flow. | |
 | Lucas Nogueira, C 8 MIN | 0-0 FG | 0-0 3FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 2 TO | 0 PTS | -5 +/- Hate to do it to him, but Nogueira has lost the momentum he had pre-injury. A couple of bad offensive fouls and a non-factor on the glass. |  |
 | Cory Joseph, PG 28 MIN | 0-6 FG | 0-1 3FG | 3-4 FT | 3 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 3 PTS | -10 +/- Kills me to do this, too, but Joseph finally turned in a bad game. He didn’t play particularly well Sunday, either, and the two days off will do him well. Feels so weird seeing him make simple mistakes. | |
 | Norman Powell, SG 7 MIN | 2-5 FG | 1-2 3FG | 0-1 FT | 3 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 5 PTS | +7 +/- Provided some nice energy and hit the offensive glass. Might be a bit of bias in me wanting to see what he could do with a few more minutes (the team’s lack of shooting makes this idea difficult), but I thought he was more fine than most. | |
 | Dwane Casey Look, you can’t really hang a 16-point loss on the coach, nor can you really hang a 101-64 closing run on him. That’s the players playing poorly. I will, however, put it on him some for DeRozan and Lowry looking gassed and playing a combined 72 minutes once again. How long he left them in without waiving the white flag is, I guess, admirable, but I’d lean “stubborn” and “reckless.” Sometimes you’ve gotta take an L and live to fight another day. | |
Five Things We Saw
- A 26-5 run. Unbelievable.
- A 39-4 run. That really became a 101-64 run. Unbelievable.
- How you gonna grab 15 offensive rebounds and still only shoot 37.3 percent on twos?
- The Raptors looked gassed. 21 turnovers isn’t them.
- They’re playing without two starters, with two guys in the D-League, and with two more than Casey doesn’t seem to trust. That’s the reality, and it’s an excuse, I guess, for playing guys heavy minutes. But damn, it is concerning. You can’t have two guys in the top-seven in total minutes and expect to stay fresh and healthy over 82 games.
