{"id":42243,"date":"2026-02-08T17:48:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/barnes-dominates-with-25-points-and-14-boards-as-raptors-crush-pacers-122-104\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T17:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:48:52","slug":"barnes-dominates-with-25-points-and-14-boards-as-raptors-crush-pacers-122-104","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/barnes-dominates-with-25-points-and-14-boards-as-raptors-crush-pacers-122-104\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnes Dominates with 25 Points and 14 Boards as Raptors Crush Pacers 122-104"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scottie Barnes scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors secured a 122-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Barnes was efficient, making 12 of 20 shots, and also contributed six assists, four blocks, and two steals across 33 minutes of play. With this win, Toronto improved to 32-22, moving 10 games above .500 and earning their second consecutive victory.<\/p>\n<p>RJ Barrett added 20 points, eight rebounds, and five assists, while Sandro Mamukelashvili chipped in 17 points for the Raptors. On the Pacers\u2019 side, Pascal Siakam led with 18 points, followed by Jay Huff with 15 and Jayless Walker with 13. Struggling with injuries, the Pacers remain at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and dropped their fourth consecutive game, falling to a 13-40 record.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the Pacers will face the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, while the Raptors are set to host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Fan Take: This game highlights the Raptors\u2019 growing cohesion and Barnes\u2019 rising star status, signaling exciting potential for the team\u2019s playoff aspirations. For basketball fans, watching young talents like Barnes develop adds intrigue to the sport\u2019s future landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottie Barnes scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors secured a 122-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Barnes was efficient, making 12 of 20 shots, and also contributed six assists, four blocks, and two steals across 33 minutes of play. With this win, Toronto improved to 32-22, moving 10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[39],"class_list":{"0":"post-42243","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-basketball"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}