The Indiana Pacers travel north of the border to play the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

The Pacers (20-10) are one of the hottest teams in the league but they come into this matchup off a devastating loss. In fact, the Cleveland Cavaliers went into Cleveland and beat the Pacers, 92-91, on Tuesday night. The fashion of that loss was even more discouraging, as the Pacers missed numerous free-throws late and got beat on a tip-in at the buzzer. If there's a silver lining, it's the fact that it snapped a seven-game winning streak, with Indiana playing their best ball of the season prior to that defeat. Players like Darren Collison, Thaddeus Young and Myles Turner all snapped some big slumps in that winning streak and it's a scary sight for opponents that all these guys are back in form. Where this team really thrives is on the defensive end, as their 101 points per game allowed are the best mark in the NBA. That's the bread and butter and that'll keep them competitive all season long.

The Raptors (23-9) are slumping based on their standards, as they've lost five of their last eight games in total. It's easy to see why when taking a look at the training room, as it's full of Raptors. Kyle Lowry, Kawhi Leonard, Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam have all missed games recently and that's simply too many good players to be winning games consistently. The fact that they just ended a west coast road trip is a major reason why too, as they've had a murderous row of a schedule recently. In fact, Toronto had to play the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers all on the road their last four games, as any team would struggle in that circumstance. The good news is that they're back home and none of these injuries are expected to be long-term issues.

Toronto has dominated Indiana over recent years, winning 12 of their last 15 games over them dating back to 2014.