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The questions will continue to come up, and Darrell Armstrong and Danny Granger are showing they will continue to be there with answers.

Armstrong keeps showing he can put his coaching career on hold for a few seasons, because at 38, he's playing like he's not ready to trade in his sneakers for a business suit.

Granger, despite waiting until the second half recently to turn up his game, is proving he's worthy of being Jermaine O'Neal's sidekick offensively.

For the second straight game, it was Granger and Armstrong who fueled a surge to help the Indiana Pacers pull away in a 102-84 victory over Toronto on Saturday night at Conseco Fieldhouse. Granger scored 14 points in the third quarter and Armstrong energized his team with his hustle to help the Pacers pull away in the second half.

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The Raptors finally ran into a good, healthy, home team and saw their time as a .500 NBA team come to an end about 24 hours after it began as they dropped a 102-84 decision to the Indiana Pacers here Saturday night.

The defeat gives Toronto a 22-23 record now with three days off before they face the Washington Wizards on Wednesday and that should give them enough time to contemplate how far they still have to go.

Toronto was stymied by a tough defence that took away a lot of its ball movement, an efficient if unspectacular offence and the weariness of playing on back-to-back nights.

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INDIANAPOLIS -- One quick trip south and the Raptors are again on the south side of .500.

Toronto led for most of the first half in last night's game at Conseco Fieldhouse, but hit the wall in the third quarter, losing to the host Indiana Pacers 102-84.

The loss dropped Toronto to 22-23 and snapped a three game win streak, their longest of the season. The Pacers are 23-20.

SLAM!