There’s different kinds of karma that could result in a Raptors loss, but this one feels justified. On a night where Indiana lost Victor Oladipo to — and this isn’t overstating it — a catastrophic knee injury, the Pacers rallied around their injured teammate and pulled out a great defensive performance, eventually burying the Raptors 110-106.
Oladipo’s injury will certainly be the story of this game, as it happened after the midway point in the second quarter. Chasing Pascal Siakam on a breakaway, Oladipo stopped up and fell without contact, staying down with what looked like a dislocation in his knee.