Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers Dec.14/07

Jason Kapono scored 17 of his career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 104-93 Friday night for their fourth straight win.

Chris Bosh had 22 points and 16 rebounds, and Jose Calderon had a career-high 16 assists and 18 points for the Raptors (14-10), who overcame a 17-point third-quarter deficit.

Mike Dunleavy scored 23 points and Jamaal Tinsley added 19 points and 10 assists for the Pacers (11-12).

The Raptors took their first lead of the game, 81-80, on Kapono's three-pointer with nine minutes left.

The teams swapped the lead until Calderon made a three-pointer and Kapono made another 30 seconds later to give the Raptors a 94-90 edge with three minutes to go.

After Humphries made two free throws, Kapono made another three-pointer with 1:41 left and the shot clock winding down to make it 99-90.

The Pacers led 25-21 at the end of the first quarter, then went 5-for-8 from three-point range in the second quarter to take a 52-41 halftime lead. Bosh made six of eight shots for Toronto in the first half, but the rest of the team made 12 of 33.

Indiana took a 66-49 lead in the third quarter before the Raptors went on an 11-0 run that included six points and two assists by Calderon to cut the edge to 66-60.

Indiana's Kareem Rush hit a three-pointer, and Dunleavy followed with a basket to stretch the lead to 71-60. The Pacers led 75-69 at the end of the third quarter.

The Pacers shot 7-for-21 from the field in the fourth quarter.

Notes: Toronto G T.J. Ford missed the game with an arm stinger. He was injured Tuesday night when Atlanta rookie Al Horford struck him on the head and knocked him down as he was trying to score on a breakaway. Ford also missed Wednesday's game against Dallas. ... Indiana C Jeff Foster, inactive Wednesday against Chicago, entered the game with 4:23 left in the first quarter. ... Indiana C Troy Murphy, fined US$10,000 earlier in the day for fighting with Chicago's Tyrus Thomas on Wednesday, finished with three points on 1-for-9 shooting and 10 rebounds.

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[noonevincecarterfan]

i though first it was a preseason game cause the crowd was SO quiet. if you come to an NBA game please support your home team.. raps fans are much much louder than that

[duckman32001]

but o neil is pretty much a chris bosh who is bigger stronger and much more aggressive defensively. Plus, we also got a second round big man who performed quite well in the summer league. Now we have a much better front court rotation than before

[smoothtofu]

4:23 "Troy Murphy, he has been **** tonight..."

[rcarter105]

ONIONS BABY ONIONS!

[chrome381]

than ever

[Rexdale1801]

zjay88 you can suck on chuck swirsky's onions you homo...ONIONS BABY ONIONS...Kapono for president

[clyde1992]

good man good

[duckman32001]

what do you mean by over? good or bad?

[clyde1992]

hibbert is in the trade for oneil thats what i hate i want hibbert (is raptors your fav team)