Raptors cruise past Indiana

Andrea Bargnani contributed 14 points while Jorge Garbajosa and Jose Calderon added 13 each for the Raptors, who have won two of three since dropping six straight games.

Joey Graham had 12 points and pulled down eight boards in the victory.

Toronto shot 43.5 percent (37-of-85) from the floor.

Danny Granger and Stephen Jackson both scored 18 points and Jermaine O’Neal poured in 15 points with 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who have lost two of their last three.

Jamaal Tinsley also netted 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting with four assists in defeat, while Al Harrington chipped in 11 points with 14 rebounds.

Toronto went on a 19-9 run in the first quarter, capped by a Garbajosa jumper at the 4:38 mark. The Raptors ended the frame with seven consecutive points, including four from Calderon, and held a 32-17 advantage.

Radoslav Nesterovic’s tip shot with 7:35 left in the second opened up a 26- point lead for Toronto. Indiana, though, cut its deficit to 52-36 at halftime on treys by Granger, Jackson and Tinsley late in the quarter.

In the third, the Pacers went on an 18-8 burst to pull within six, 60-54 on Granger’s three. After a Bosh free throw, Jackson answered with one of his own and Tinsley nailed a driving layup as Indiana made it a four-point affair with four minutes remaining. Toronto, however, ended the third with a 70-61 edge despite being outscored in the frame, 25-18.

A pair of Graham tip-ins to start the fourth highlighted a string of eight straight points by the Raptors, who maintained their lead the rest of the way and were never threatened by the Pacers.

Indiana shot a dismal 37.2 percent from the field.

Game Notes

Bosh shot 6-of-18 from the field. He also recorded his 10th double-double of the year...All four of Toronto’s wins this season have come at home...Attendance was 18,075.