Raptors vs. Pacers: Game 6 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

The Toronto Raptors will continue waiting for their first seven-game postseason series win after falling 101-83 on the road to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Game 6 of the first round of the 2016 NBA playoffs.

Indiana turned the game—and potentially the series—on its head after outscoring Toronto 61-39 in the second half:

Pacers beat the Raptors to force a Game 7! pic.twitter.com/QZbB2PCIai

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 30, 2016

Paul George spearheaded the turnaround. He shot only 5-of-14 from the field but finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Nylon Calculus’ Seth Partnow also praised George’s work on the defensive end against DeMar DeRozan:

Paul George defending DeRozan: pic.twitter.com/tKsi0W6V2I

— Seth Partnow (@SethPartnow) April 30, 2016

DeRozan and Kyle Lowry combined to make seven of their 27 field-goal attempts. While Lowry posted an empty double-double (10 points, 10 assists), TSN’s John Horn identified the duo’s poor shooting as a major problem for Toronto:

Lowry & DeRozan are a combined 60 of 209 (29%) from the field in this seriesLowry 26-84DeRozan 34-125#Raptors #Pacers #NBA

— John Horn (@SportsHorn) April 30, 2016

What will make their dreadful second half more frustrating is that the Raptors couldn’t have envisaged a better start to the game. They jumped out to a 20-8 lead with 3:34 left in the first quarter. Back-to-back dunks by DeRozan and DeMarre Carroll set the pace early:

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But in what became a trend in the first half, Toronto ran into trouble when head coach Dwane Casey brought out members of the second unit. The team also struggled when the game slowed down and it had to run a half-court offense. Indiana was solid defensively when it had the time to get set.

Solomon Hill hit a three-pointer at the 3:20 mark to spark a 12-2 run for …

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