Walter starts the second half in place of Murray-Boyles (in place of Barrett). Was a big part of their 12-0 run to close the first half.

Ja'Kobe Walter NBA Cup podium game!

The Pacers just went 7:12 between points and 7:41 between field goals. It was a 25-1 Raptors run, turning an 11-point deficit into a 13-point lead. Tournament tough.

Bucks lose in Miami, meaning the Raptors can clinch home court in the NBA Cup quarters with a win tonight. Problem is the Pacers have fought back and erased Toronto's 13-point lead. It's Indy by 3 with 7 minutes left.

Ingram clutch bucket on one end, Barnes forces a Pacers backcourt violation on the other. Wouldn't be a pretty win but would be an impressive one, all things considered.

Poeltl blocks his old buddy Pascal Siakam at the rim and Ingram may have just hit the dagger on him. BI has the Raptors' last 6 points, 3 big buckets inside the final 3:35. Clutch.

The Raptors clinch a top-2 seed in the East’s NBA Cup bracket & will host their quarterfinals game on either Dec. 9 or 10. Seeding/opponent are still TBD but they’re likely to face the Heat, Cavs, Knicks, Pistons or Bucks. They finish the group stage 4-0 with a +55 differential.

Not the prettiest win of the streak, but Raptors continue to take care of business against teams they should be beating as well as in crunch time. They improve to 8-2 vs sub-.500 competition (and have won their last 8) and 7-2 in clutch games.

Ingram and Barnes: 50 of the Raptors' 97 points, 18 of their 48 rebounds, 19 of their 27 FTA and clutch plays on both ends. Coming in, the most free throws Barnes had ever made in a game without missing was 9. He went 14-for-14 from the line tonight.

With Boston snapping Detroit's 13-game winning streak, the Raptors are now tied with OKC for the longest active win streak in the NBA. They've won 9 straight (and 13 of their last 14), tied for the 4th-longest win streak in franchise history (and their longest since Feb. 2020).

Darko said that Gradey is feeling fine, just held him out as a precaution.

Darko after the Raptors’ 9th straight win: “Definitely we feel happy and prideful but at the same time we understand there is so much more basketball in front of us…Once you’re winning it feels good and it’s also motivation to see what’s the next level for us, how far we can go”

What’s the clean version of that Brandon Ingram said after hitting tonight’s game winner? “I said, ‘This is why I’m here’. That’s as clean as I can say it.”

Brandon Ingram on going at Pascal Siakam in crunch time: “I knew he was in foul trouble and I knew he didn’t want to be overly aggressive, so he was at my mercy at that point.”

How does it feel to hit your first game winner as a Raptor? Ingram: “It feels great. It’s practice for our end goal.”

“This is why I’m here.” We’ve seen Brandon Ingram make the big game-winning pass, now we’ve seen him make the big game-winning shot. But just as encouragingly, the Raptors are closing games on the defensive end too:

How impressive was the Raptors finish to the game vs. the Pacers? Josh Lewenberg (Josh Lewenberg) joins Glenn Schiiler to discuss.

‘We’re seeing the evolution of the Raptors in these clutch moments.’ Josh Lewenberg has more on the Raps’ ninth straight win: youtu.be/s2DiNbP6RCE