George, off to a brilliant start this season, shot 7-for-21. He also blocked Paul George multiple times, including once in the third quarter when he met George at the top of the mountain and denied him. His first-quarter dunk came after he poked the ball away from Roy Hibbert in the post. He struggled the rest of the way, as did his teammates. There was a dunk in transition, two corner three-pointers, a pull-up jumper on the baseline and another pull-up jumper, off of a dynamic spin move, in the paint. After bricking two early shots, Gay hit five field goals in a row in the first quarter, scoring 14 points. When he is going well, Gay’s game can be seductive.

Gay, at least, showed signs of life after his bad start to the year. The Raptors scored just 38 points in the second half.

DeMar DeRozan was particularly bad, shooting just 2-for-15 from the floor. Article contentĪgainst Indiana, the NBA’s best defensive team, the Raptors laboured badly. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.