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Raptors top Pacers, win first playoff series in 15 years

Xinhua, May 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Toronto Raptors edged out Indiana Pacers in an 89-84 victory in the seventh and deciding game of their first-round playoff series on Sunday evening.

The series victory is Toronto's first since a 3-2 first-round victory over New York Knicks in 2001 when the opening round games were five games instead of seven.

This is the first time Toronto have won a seven-game series. The franchise had lost their previous seven-game series to Wizards (2015), Nets (2014), Magic (2008), Nets (2007) and Sixers (2001).

During the game, All-Star DeMar DeRozan managed to score a game-high 30 points despite shooting 10-for-32 (31 percent) from the field. His 32 attempts surpassed Vince Carter's postseason franchise record of 31 attempts from 2001.

Leading 83-67 with 7:31 remaining in the game, DeRozan and the Raptors managed only six points the rest of the game and survived a 15-2 run from Indiana to hold on for the win.

Toronto will now face the No. 4 seed, Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Game one will take place in Toronto on Tuesday. Endit