Lowry's triple-double leads Raptors to blowout win over Pacers

The Toronto Raptors showed no signs of rust on the second night of a back-to-back Monday. 

A night after getting clobbered by the Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto took its frustration out on the Indiana Pacers, 

All-Star Kyle Lowry led the charge, recording his second triple-double of the season with a 20-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist effort to power the Raptors to an easy 117-98 victory. 

Lowry added three steals and nailed 5-of-8 shots from long range, turning in one of his strongest games of the season. The big effort marked the seventh triple-double of his career, and fifth as a member of the Raptors. 

Toronto never trailed and swept its first season series against Indiana since 2000-01 to earn its 40th win. 

Lou Williams chipped in with a game-high 24 points off the bench and DeMar DeRozan scored 22 to help the Raptors win for just the third time in their last 13 games. 

Toronto received strong contributions from its starting frontcourt, too. Jonas Valanciunas double-doubled with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Amir Johnson just missed out on one of his own with a 11-and-nine performance. 

The Pacers dropped their second consecutive game after reeling off seven straight wins, and are mere percentage points ahead of the Charlotte Hornets for the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. 

Indiana's typically strong defense had trouble containing the Raptors, allowing Toronto to shoot 47.6 percent from the field and 52.2 percent from long range. The 117 points the Pacers surrendered were their most they allowed since early January. 

Toronto corralled a season-high 44 defensive rebounds. 

George Hill led the Pacers with 23 points.