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NBA Game Summary - Toronto at Indiana

Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Roy Hibbert scored 22 points while leading a strong defensive effort that propelled the Indiana Pacers to an 86-79 win over the Toronto Raptors at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Lance Stephenson flirted with a triple-double after amassing 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, helping Indiana offset an off night from star Paul George and notch its eighth win in nine games. The Pacers' lone loss over that stretch came to the Raptors in Toronto on New Year's Day.

George struggled to record 11 points while saddled with foul trouble for much of the evening, but his team prevailed behind its defense and a sharp performance at the free throw line.

The Pacers held Toronto to 37 percent shooting from the field and went 21- of-26 from the charity stripe, with Hibbert making all but one of his 13 attempts.

Toronto did receive 28 points from DeMar DeRozan and 20 off the bench out of Patrick Patterson in the loss, the Raptors' second straight following a season-high five-game win streak.

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