The Toronto Raptors continue a key home stretch that could cement their place in the playoffs when they take on the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.
Toronto began a stretch of four straight home games (and eight of their next nine) with a critical 117-104 victory over Cleveland on Thursday. The Raptors (41-32) now have the same record as the Cavaliers, who hold the Eastern Conference’s all-important No. 6 seed by virtue of a tiebreaker.
Pascal Siakam matched his season-high with 35 points against the Cavs and Chris Boucher provided 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals off the bench. OG Anunoby added 14 points, including 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range in his return from a 15-game absence due to a fractured finger.
“There’s another person out there you can kick the ball out to,” Siakam told The Athletic following Thursday’s win. “I think that (Anunoby) is going to be open and if they help off of him, it’s always going to be open and he’s going to make those shots….