Jim Ayello

IndyStar

The battle of words between the No. 7 seed Pacers and the No. 2 seed Raptors already has begun. The battle on the court is about to.

We'll keep you updated on Game 1 right here.

Live box score: Pacers vs. Raptors

FINAL: Pacers 100, Raptors 90: Paul George and the No. 7 Pacers go into a hostile environment and take Game 1 from the No. 2 Raptors. George shined, especially in the second half, as he finished with 33 points, four rebounds, six assists and four steals. Monta Ellis (15 points), Solomon Hill (13), Myles Turner (10) and George Hill (10) all came up big for the Pacers.

Pacers 97, Raptors 86, 45 seconds left in game: Paul George knocks down another tough shot to give him 32 points for the game.

Pacers 92, Raptors 82, 2:04 left in game: The Pacers have held the Raptors without a field goal since the 5:15 mark of the fourth quarter. Pacers take full timeout

Pacers 90, Raptors, 82, 2:36 left in game: Paul George hits an off-balance jumper to give him 30 points. Remember, he had just six at halftime. Since the 4:54 mark of the fourth quarter, the Pacers have gone on a 10-2 run.

Pacers 79, Raptors 76, 6:22 left in game: Rodney Stuckey buries a big corner 3 to give the Pacers back the lead.

Pacers 76, Raptors 76, 6:46 left in game: Bismack Biyombo hits 2-of-2 free throws to re-tie game.

Pacers 76, Raptors 74 with 7:15 left: George Hill ends the Pacers' scoring drought and puts them back on top by connecting on 2-of-3 free throws.

Pacers 74, Raptors 74, 7:50 left in game: The Pacers' scoring drought has spanned more than two minutes and counting ...

Pacers 74, Raptors 72, 9:45 left in game: Bismack Biyombo hits 1-of-2 free throws after a C.J. Miles foul to pull the Raptors within two.

Pacers 74, Raptors 71, 10:01 left in game: Solomon Hill knocks down a pair of free throws to expand the Pacers' lead.

Pacers 70, Raptors 67, end of third quarter: Paul George just scored 17 points in the third quarter, 11 more than he had in the first two periods combined. He's now 8-of-16 from the field.

Pacers 62, Raptors 60, 2:49 left in third quarter: Paul George has taken over this period. He now has 11 points in the quarter and 17 overall. His long jumper just gave the Pacers one of their few leads of the game.

Raptors 58, Pacers 57, 4:20 left in third quarter: After a slow start, Paul George has nine points in the third quarter and a game-high 15 overall. His 19-foot jumper with 4:33 to go brought the Pacers with one. Raptors take 20-second timeout.

Raptors 56, Pacers 56, 5:26 left in third quarter: Paul George sinks two free throws to get the Pacers within one. He has a team-high 13 points, to go along with four rebounds and three steals.

Raptors 56, Pacers 52, 6:50 left in third quarter: A Jonas Valanciunas gave the Raptors a 56-52 lead. He now has 12 points and 18 rebounds. The Raptors are out-rebounding the Pacers 40-26. The Pacers take a full timeout.

Raptors 51, Pacers 50, 8:50 left in third quarter: The Pacers took their first lead of the game, 48-45, by coming out of the break on a 5-0 run, capped by a Paul George 3 with 11:23 to go. But the Raptors stormed back and retook the lead on a Luis Scola layup.

HALFTIME:Raptors 45, Pacers 43: No Pacers player has cracked double-digits, but five have scored at least five points. George Hill and Monta Ellis lead the way with seven points each. Paul George and Myles Turner each have six. C.J. Miles has five points and five rebounds.

Raptors 45, Pacers 41: 0:46 left in first half: Monta Ellis hit a game-tying three, but the Raptors responded with four quick points to retake the lead.

Raptors 39, Pacers 36: 2:57 left in second quarter: C.J. Miles gives a jolt to the Pacers. In less than a minute, he hit a three, pulled down a defensive rebound then connected on a another shot. His 5-0 run has drawn the Pacers with three, again.

Raptors 36, Pacers 31, 4:43 left in second quarter: George Hill drops in a baseline floater to keep the Pacers within five.

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Raptors 36, Pacers 28, 5:54 left in second quarter: The Raptors have gone on a 7-0 run that was capped by Patrick Peterson 3-pointer. Pacers call a full timeout.

Raptors 31, Pacers 28, 8:07 left in second quarter: Myles Turner (4 points, 3 blocks) made a putback to get the Pacers within three. Indiana has yet to own the lead in this game. Official timeout.

Raptors 24, Pacers 19, end of 1st quarter: Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas nearly picked a double-double in the first quarter. He has eight points and nine rebounds. For the Pacers, Paul George is filling up the box score. The forward has six points, two rebounds, two steals and a block.

Raptors 16, Pacers 11, 3:01 left in first quarter: After the Pacers tied the game at 11, the Raptors scored five straight, capped by a DeMarre Carroll layup on a great feed by DeMar DeRozan. Pacers call a full timeout.

Raptors 11, Pacers 11, 3:43 left in first quarter: Myles Turner already has three blocks and a rebound off the bench for the Pacers.

Raptors 11, Pacers 9, 6:18 left in first quarter: Only Ian Mahinmi hasn't scored among Pacers starters. George Hill leads the way with three points.

Raptors 7, Pacers, 2, 8:57 left in first quarter: Make that five fouls on the Pacers.