Indiana plays Toronto, aims to break road losing streak

Indiana Pacers (9-12, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (6-15, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana hits the road against Toronto looking to break its six-game road skid.

The Raptors have gone 3-8 against Eastern Conference teams. Toronto leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 46.4 boards. Jakob Poeltl paces the Raptors with 11.9 rebounds.

The Pacers have gone 6-9 against Eastern Conference opponents. Indiana is sixth in the Eastern Conference scoring 114.7 points per game and is shooting 48.6%.

The Raptors are shooting 46.6% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points lower than the 48.5% the Pacers allow to opponents. The Pacers average 12.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than the Raptors give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Poeltl is shooting 59.0% and averaging 16.0 points for the Raptors.

Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 17 points and 8.6 assists for the Pacers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 4-6, averaging 110.0 points, 49.2 rebounds, 27.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points per game.

Pacers: 4-6, averaging 115.6 points, 40.4 rebounds, 27.5 assists, 9.4 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.6 points.

INJURIES: Raptors: Kelly Olynyk: out (back), Gradey Dick: out (calf), Bruce Brown: out (reconditioning), Immanuel Quickley: out (elbow).

Pacers: Aaron Nesmith: out (ankle), Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), James Wiseman: out for season (calf), Ben Sheppard: out (oblique).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.