Brandon Ingram hit a game-winner against Pascal Siakam and the Indiana Pacers to propel the Toronto Raptors to their 9th straight win.
Brandon Ingram hit a cold-blooded jumper over Pascal Siakam with 0.6 seconds left, which lifted the Toronto Raptors to a 97-95 win over the Indiana Pacers.
In that final sequence, Jakob Poeltl blocked Siakam and then Immanuel Quickley gave the ball to Ingram.
It was Ingram versus Siakam one-on-one at the elbow with the clock winding down. Siakam had five fouls and Ingram went right at him.
Brandon Ingram says Pascal Siakam was at his mercy
Ingram has been brilliant for the Raptors so far this season and his game-winner provided Toronto with a moment they haven’t had in a long time.
After the game, Ingram was asked about what he was looking for against Siakam with the game on the line.
Ingram said he knew Siakam was in foul trouble and then he dropped a cold line about attacking him.
“I knew he was in foul trouble and I knew he didn’t want to be overly aggressive, so he was at my mercy at that point.”
The Toronto Raptors have the longest win streak in the Eastern Conference
With the Detroit Pistons’ 13-game win streak coming to an end, the Raptors now have the longest win streak in the East at 9 games.
The win streak started after the Raptors loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, which saw Ingram go viral for throwing a water bottle on the ground.
Since then, the Raptors have been an elite team in all of the major categories. They are 7th in offensive rating, 4th in defensive rating and 5th in net rating.
The Raptors sit second in the Eastern Conference and are now one and a half games back of first place.