IND vs TOR Dream11: Following a big loss at Milwaukee Bucks in the last match, Indiana Pacers will be aiming to return to winning ways when they host the defending champions Toronto Raptors at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, on Tuesday morning (IST).
But the Raptors are hot at the moment and if the confidence is a psychological trait, then the champions may be much of a force than they can be after a monumental result of their own in the last game. The current Raptors squad carved out their name in the franchise history books after erasing a 30-point deficit in the fourth and the penultimate quarter to beat Dallas Mavericks 110-107 in the last match. It was their 5th straight win and 13th in the 16 home games this season. With the win, the Raptors remain fourth on the points table.
Indiana Pacers, meanwhile, must take heart from their cumulative form this season, rather than thinking about the negatives of the last game. But it may take some time for the Pacers unit to overcome the beating Giannis Anteotkounmpo and his Milwaukee Bucks gave them, as they won 117-89 at Fiserv Forum. It was Pacers’ first defeat in six games.
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Match details:
Teams: Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers
Venue: Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Match Timing: December 24, @ 05:30 AM
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Toronto Raptors team news: The away team has a lengthy injury list to contend with at the moment, with no less than four first-team players out of this game.
Marc Gasol (muscle injury), Norman Powell (shoulder injury), Pascal Siakam (groin injury) and Matt Thomas (finger injury) will be missing the match against the Pacers.
Indiana Pacers team news: Victor Oladipo remains out due to a knee injury sustained in January this year. He has been in the rehabilitation for the past few weeks and is expected to be available after the festive period.
Jeremy Lamb has missed the last few games due to a groin injury and remains a doubt for this game. Domantas Sabonis should be fine after he declared himself fit from a hip injury to play in the home game against the Bucks.
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Indiana Pacers: Domantas Sabonis, T. J. Warren, Myles Turner, Malcolm Brogdon, Aaron Holiday
Toronto Raptors: OG Anunoby, Patrick McCaw, Serge Ibaka, Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet
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Likely squad:
Indiana Pacers: Malcolm Brogdon, Aaron Holiday, Goga Bitadze, Doug McDermott, Naz Long, Domas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb, Myles Turner, T. J. Warren, T. J. Leaf, T. J. McConnell
Toronto Raptors: Norman Powell, Terence Davis, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Chris Boucher, Kyle Lowry, Kyle Lowry, OG Anunoby, Serge Ibaka, Malcolm Miller, Fred VanVleet
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Team 1:
PG: K Lowry (SP)
SG: J Holiday
SF: T Warren, O Anunoby
PF: D Sabonis, C Boucher
C: M Turner, S Ibaka
Team 2:
PG: K Lowry
SG: J Holiday
SF: T Warren, O Anunoby
PF: D Sabonis (SP), C Boucher
C: M Turner, S Ibaka