Andrea Bargnani scored 27 points as the Toronto Raptors snapped a seven-game losing streak with an emphatic 110-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers at the Air Canada Centre yesterday afternoon.
Bargnani, limited to just nine minutes in Friday night's home loss to Detroit due to the flu, added nine rebounds and four assists for the Raptors (24-43), who wore green uniforms in honour of St. Patrick's Day. Pops Mensah-Bonsu came off the bench to provide a career-high 21 points and eight rebounds. Chris Bosh had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Jose Calderon recorded 15 points and 12 assists and Shawn Marion chipped in 10 points as Toronto handed the Pacers their third straight loss and fourth in five contests.
Troy Murphy with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers (28-40). Former Raptor T.J. Ford added 15 points and six assists, and Jarrett Jack had 13 points.
Indiana had its leading scorer Danny Granger return to the lineup after nearly a month away with a foot injury. But Granger, who was averaging 25.0 points per game coming into yesterday's contest, was relatively ineffective, scoring 10 points.
