Back home in Canada, Nembhard nets 25 as Pacers top Raptors
TORONTO (AP) Rookie guard Andrew Nembhard had 25 points and 10 assists in his first NBA game back home in Canada, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 118-114 on Wednesday night to snap their home winning streak at seven.
Myles Turner scored 16 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 15 and Buddy Hield had 13 for the Pacers, who swept the three-game season series between the teams.
Canadian-born players Mathurin, Nembhard and Oshae Brissett all started for Indiana as the Raptors celebrated Canada Basketball Night. It was the first time since the NBA began tracking starters in 1970-71 that three Canadians started for the same team.
“For it to happen in Toronto, it’s pretty cool,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “All three of those guys played well. Nembhard had a great game. Mathurin was terrific. I thought Brissett did what he does. He gave us energy, rebounded, he scored the first five points of the game. That was great.”
Pascal Siakam scored 18 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter but the Raptors lost their second straight. Siakam also had 10 rebounds and seven assists.
Fred VanVleet had 28 points and 11 assists for Toronto, and Jakob Poeltl scored 23.
Poeltl missed two free throws with 1:24 left when Toronto could have cut the deficit to two. After a missed 3 by VanVleet, Nembhard connected from long range to give the Pacers a 114-107 lead with 33 seconds to play.
“That was the shot that put the game away,” Carlisle said. “Just an amazing night for him and his family.”
Nembhard shot 11 for 17, going 3 of 5 from long range.
“I didn’t really feel too much pressure to play out of character tonight,” he said. “I just wanted to be aggressive.”
Fellow rookie Mathurin made three of his five shots and earned praise from Carlisle for his defensive effort on VanVleet.
“It was really fun just to play in Toronto my first time,” Mathurin said. “The fact that we got the win makes it even more exciting.”
The short-handed Raptors were without forward Scottie Barnes, who exited Sunday’s loss at Milwaukee because of a sore left wrist. Toronto was also without forward Precious Achiuwa (right hamstring) and guard Gary Trent Jr. (right elbow).
Toronto lost at home for the first time since Feb. 10 against Utah, when the Jazz overcame a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes to beat the Raptors 122-116.
“Didn’t feel super organized at either end at the start or for a while,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. “I thought that we let a lot of chances go.”
The Raptors shot 7 for 34 from 3-point range. Chris Boucher’s buzzer-beating shot helped Toronto avoid matching a season low for makes and setting a new low for shooting percentage from beyond the arc.
Nembhard scored 14 points in the first, the most he's ever had in a single quarter, as the Pacers led 36-26 after one.
“Nembhard obviously at the start was big,” Nurse said.
Indiana led 58-52 at halftime and took an 83-78 lead into the fourth.
TIP-INS
Pacers: T.J. McConnell scored 14 points and Jordan Nwora had 10. … G Tyrese Haliburton (right ankle), G Chris Duarte (left ankle) and G/F Kendall Brown (right leg) all sat for Indiana. … The Pacers committed 18 turnovers, leading to 21 points for Toronto. … Indiana outscored the Raptors 40-21 in bench points. ... The Pacers are 3-1 when Nembhard scores 20 or more.
Raptors: Barnes sat for the fourth time this season and first since Nov. 26. … Actor Mike Myers sat opposite the Toronto bench. Actor Nicholas Braun also attended the game, sitting in a baseline seat.
HIELD FINED
Hield was fined $25,000 for making an obscene gesture while sitting on the bench during the second quarter of Monday’s loss at Charlotte. TV cameras caught him raising his middle finger to someone on the court.
UP NEXT
Pacers: Visit Boston on Friday.
Raptors: Host Detroit on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Jakob Poeltl (Pascal Siakam gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:40 |  | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +3 | Oshae Brissett makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:14 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-3 |
| 10:58 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:56 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:49 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:30 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point driving hook shot | 5-5 |
| 10:27 | | Will Barton personal foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving layup | 7-5 |
| 10:11 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point pullup jump shot (Oshae Brissett assists) | 10-5 |
| 9:49 | | O.G. Anunoby turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:36 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | O.G. Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-6 |
| 9:28 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-7 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 12-7 |
| 9:16 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:16 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:14 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 12-9 |
| 9:02 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:53 | | Bennedict Mathurin personal foul (Loose ball) (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 12-11 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Oshae Brissett makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 14-11 |
| 8:17 | | Buddy Hield blocks Fred VanVleet's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:17 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point reverse layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 14-13 |
| 7:51 | | Myles Turner misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 14-15 |
| 7:27 | | Oshae Brissett turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 7:08 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point putback layup | 16-15 |
| 6:40 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-17 |
| 6:30 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-17 |
| 6:16 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving finger roll layup (Myles Turner assists) | 20-17 |
| 5:53 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 23-17 |
| 5:29 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:14 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Buddy Hield misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 4:37 | | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (O.G. Anunoby steals) | ||
| 4:27 | | Bennedict Mathurin blocks O.G. Anunoby's two point running layup | ||
| 4:24 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point running finger roll layup | 25-17 |
| 3:59 | | O.G. Anunoby misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Oshae Brissett offensive foul (Charge) (O.G. Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | Oshae Brissett turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:31 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point alley-oop layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 25-19 |
| 3:24 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 27-19 |
| 2:45 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving finger roll layup | 27-21 |
| 2:36 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 30-21 |
| 2:24 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 2:19 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-21 |
| 2:19 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-21 |
| 1:57 | | Chris Boucher misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving hook shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 34-21 |
| 1:30 | | +3 | O.G. Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 34-24 |
| 1:15 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive foul (Off the ball) (O.G. Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | Aaron Nesmith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-25 |
| 0:58 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-26 |
| 0:42 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 36-26 |
| 0:28 | | T.J. McConnell blocks O.G. Anunoby's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (O.G. Anunoby steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | O.G. Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving floating jump shot (O.G. Anunoby assists) | 36-28 |
| 11:01 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 38-28 |
| 10:31 | | +2 | Jeff Dowtin Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 38-30 |
| 10:09 | | +3 | Jordan Nwora makes three point jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 41-30 |
| 10:00 | | Aaron Nesmith personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | O.G. Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Chris Boucher blocks Jordan Nwora's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Chris Boucher misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Jalen Smith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | O.G. Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Christian Koloko personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Christian Koloko shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-30 |
| 8:42 | | Isaiah Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:39 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:10 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 7:37 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point running reverse layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 42-32 |
| 7:21 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Jordan Nwora makes two point driving floating jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 44-32 |
| 6:50 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 44-35 |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 46-35 |
| 6:16 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Nesmith steals) | ||
| 5:59 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Chris Boucher steals) | ||
| 5:46 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point putback layup | 46-37 |
| 5:29 | | Jakob Poeltl personal foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:22 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point turnaround hook shot | 48-37 |
| 5:08 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point tip layup | 48-39 |
| 4:51 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 4:42 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-39 |
| 4:42 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-39 |
| 4:19 | | Jalen Smith blocks Will Barton's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Jalen Smith offensive foul (Will Barton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | Jalen Smith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 3:59 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point running dunk (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 52-39 |
| 3:35 | | +2 | O.G. Anunoby makes two point stepback jump shot | 52-41 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 54-41 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 54-43 |
| 2:50 | | Myles Turner turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 2:50 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:39 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (O.G. Anunoby steals) | ||
| 2:11 | | Myles Turner blocks O.G. Anunoby's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:11 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point cutting layup (Myles Turner assists) | 56-43 |
| 1:40 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:38 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point turnaround jump shot | 56-45 |
| 1:23 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Will Barton steals) | ||
| 1:11 | | O.G. Anunoby misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:09 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point putback layup | 56-47 |
| 1:08 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:06 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (O.G. Anunoby steals) | ||
| 1:04 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 1:04 | | Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:04 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-48 |
| 0:42 | | Myles Turner misses two point layup | ||
| 0:42 | | Oshae Brissett offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | +2 | Oshae Brissett makes two point tip layup |