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Domantas Sabonis, biting his shirt in frustration, reacted to an important moment at the end of Sunday’s game.
The Indianapolis team was three points away, they needed three more points, but the ball went into the hands of D. Sabonis and he tried to throw it under the basket a few seconds before the final siren.
Both shots were blocked by Chris Boucher and Stanley Johnson – the Indiana team had to raise their weapons and after another two free throws to concede the 102: 107 loss.
Even Sabonis, who played 40 minutes, worked sincerely under the baskets, focusing on the balls when the pitches didn’t fall.
The 24-year-old Lithuanian scored 10 points and bounced up to 19 balls, according to the latter indicator he was close to his personal record in the league (22).
Photo by Scanpix / Domantas Sabonis
However, the Pacers midfielder scored just 1 double point of 7, lost all 3 points and scored all 8 penalties. He made 5 more passes and made 3 mistakes.
The Pacers had eight players and some of them might be feeling tired. Sabonis played 45 minutes in the overtime game against the Orlando Magic on Friday, the longest of his NBA career. He then started overtime with a two-point lead, and Malcolm Brogdon scored a three-point victory over him.
This time Brogdon’s major attack, when the Toronto team were still leading by just 1 point, was stopped by Fred VanVletet.
The Toronto team, which became NBA champions in 2019, dominated most of the game. It was ripped apart by 13 points in the third quarter as the hosts sank again to break 10 points in the fourth half.
Former Vilnius Morning midfielder Aaron Baynes of Australia scored 12 points for the Raptors team.
After the victory, the Canadian club moved up to ninth place in the Eastern Conference and the Pacers dropped from second to fourth place.
“Pacers”: Mylesas Turneris 25, Justinas Holiday 16, Jeremy Lambas 13;
“Raptors”: And Anunoby 30, Fredas VanVleetas 21, Normanas Powellas 20.
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