All of the hard work and long stretches of gritty play finally paid off on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena, a just reward for a resilient Raptors team that has yet to thread that winning needle with any consistency.

R.J. Barrett scored 39 points and Jakob Poeltl had 30 points and 16 rebounds as the Raptors took down the short-handed Pacers in Toronto.

Jakob Poeltl and Canadian RJ Barrett continued to carry the injury-depleted Raptors in a 130-119 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday as Toronto snapped a seven-game losing skid.

Tatum moved his pivot foot with 3.4 seconds left in overtime and should have been called for traveling, but an earlier missed call would have rendered that moot.

The NBA's Last Two Minute Report from Saturday's overtime game between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors disclosed several incorrect calls. This

Jayson Tatum traveled moments before making the deciding 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer to give the Boston Celtics a 126-123 victory over the Toronto Raptors, the NBA said.

We've got another exciting Eastern Conference matchup on Monday's NBA schedule as the Toronto Raptors will host the Indiana Pacers. Toronto is 2-12 overall and 2-4 at home, while Indiana is 6-7 overall and 2-5 on the road.

Myles Turner led the way with 34 points, while Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin both notched double-doubles. However, starting guard Ben Sheppard left the game with an oblique injury.Start the day smarter.