The Toronto Raptors won their ninth straight game after defeating the Indiana Pacers, 97-95, in the NBA Cup behind the cold-blooded jumper of Brandon Ingram on Wednesday.

Ingram stirred Scotiabank Arena into a frenzy after sinking the game-winning bucket from the elbow over former Raptors star Pascal Siakam with only 0.6 ticks left.

The Pacers had the chance to steal the win or send the game into overtime but Bennedict Mathurin missed the shot. Expand Tweet

With the Detroit Pistons losing to the Boston Celtics, the Raptors are now the hottest team in the Eastern Conference. They improved to 14-5, including 7-2 at home.

Ingram scored a game-high 26 points to carry Toronto. He added eight rebounds, two steals, and one block. He got ample support from Scottie Barnes , who finishe

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