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TORONTO — Pascal Siakam a amassé 23 points alors que Scottie Barnes en a ajouté 19 et les Raptors de Toronto ont complètement dominé les Pacers de l'Indiana ...

L’équipe a donc convenu de conserver ses services à quelques heures du duel contre les Pacers d’Indiana au Scotiabank Arena. Mais la majorité des joueurs ont simplement regardé le match entre les Nets et le Heat à la télévision. Les partisans ont 30 jours pour réclamer la somme. En raison du délai, la pause de la mi-temps a été réduite. Le reste du match sera joué sans la présence de partisans. Les principales inquiétudes seraient liées à l’odeur et à la présence de fumée dans l’aréna. Certains ont changé les rubans autour de leurs chevilles.

The Toronto Raptors game against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday was suspended for 70 minutes and fans evacuated due to a speaker fire at Scotiabank ...

A Raptors spokesperson described it as a “small electrical fire” and video showed an overhead speaker on fire above Section 103 in the east end of the arena. Public address announcer Herbie Kuhn was instructed to turn his mic off for safety purposes for several minutes. Minutes later, another lower bowl section was instructed to leave.

The Toronto Raptors started red hot and didn't let up after a fire broke out at Scotiabank Arena in Saturday's victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Without the two centers, Siakam has a strong case to be the league's sixth-best center this year behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, and DeMar DeRozan. When you add Jokic or Embiid to the forward picture as first-teamers, Siakam's chances of earning his second All-NBA honors get pretty slim. An overhead speaker in section 103 broke out with a small fire in the second quarter, quickly prompting the evactation of sections 103 and 104 as firefighters began tending to the matter. In the locker room, Raptors players tuned in to the Miami Heat game, reviewed tape, and prepared for a strange four-minute stint before halftime. Achiuwa nailed a career-high four three-pointers, all of which came before the first-half fire. "Let's not come up with any more ways to clear the building," Nurse joked as he tapped the table for good luck. If a season in Tampa, COVID-19 capacity restrictions, and a handful of postponed games weren't enough for the organization to deal with these past two seasons, Saturday night's game against the Indiana Pacers dealt the Raptors a new surprise.

Les Raptors ont été sans pitié pour les Pacers de l'Indiana, samedi à Toronto, eux qui ont pulvérisé leurs adversaires par la marque de 131 à 91.

Par ailleurs, le match a été interrompu durant de longues minutes à la fin du deuxième quart, parce qu’un haut-parleur situé dans les hauteurs du Scotiabank Arena avait pris en feu. C’est toutefois Pascal Siakam qui a été le plus productif, avec 23 points. Ce fût un véritable travail d’équipe de l’équipe locale, qui a vu cinq de ses joueurs inscrire au moins 15 points.

The Toronto Raptors will reportedly sign Armoni Brooks to a two-year deal to keep him with the organization through the summer.

The financial terms of the deal have yet to be announced, but Brooks will likely get a chance to compete for a roster spot during training camp next year. In Brooks, Toronto has a player who can stretch the floor with his three-point shot and has shown some impressive defensive skills for a 6-foot-3 guard. Raptors coach Nick Nurse all but guaranteed Brooks would be sticking around through the expiration of his 10-day contract on Saturday and now it appears the two parties have worked out a deal to keep him with the organization through this summer.

After two 10-day contracts with the Raptors, the 6-foot-3 guard inks a multi-year deal to stay in Toronto.

Brooks, 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, had signed two 10-day contracts with the Raptors, averaging 2.9 points, 1.4 rebounds and 11.1 minutes in eight games. A native of Waco, Texas, Brooks holds career averages of 7.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 18.8 minutes in 69 games (14 starts) with Houston and Toronto. He signed a two-way contract with the Rockets in April 2021 following two seasons in the G League with Rio Grande Valley (2020-21) and College Park (2019-20). Brooks played collegiately at Houston (2016-19) where he was named All-AAC Second Team as a junior. After two 10-day contracts with the Raptors, the 6-foot-3 guard inks a multi-year deal to stay in Toronto.