The Indiana Pacers had a chance to clinch a playoff spot on Friday when they faced the Toronto Raptors, and it looked like Dwane Casey was asking for Indiana to do just that by resting DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry, and Luis Scola.
However, the Pacers decided that ensuring a playoff spot wasn’t an important priority as they fell 111-98 to the Norman Powell led Raptors. Indiana allowed the Toronto rookie to set a new personal best for himself with 27 points in a game where the Raptors got to the free throw line often, making 27 of their 38 attempts.