After a very frustrating loss in Game 5 in Toronto on Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers are looking to bounce back and force a decider Game 7 when they host the Raptors on Friday evening at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the crucial Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

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"It's a desperation feeling," Pacers star player Paul George, who scored 39 points in the pivotal Game 5, said. "We'll give everything we have tomorrow night and make sure that that's enough."

The Raptors are currently leading the series with a commanding 3-2 lead following a strong come-from-behind victory in Game 5 of their best-of-seven series. A victory would mean a closure to their postseason's opening round campaign and a second round showdown with either Charlotte Hornets or Miami Heat with the Hornets currently leading the series 3-2.

"You gotta treat this like Game 7," Toronto's head coach Dwane Casey said. "We gotta come out fighting, we know their backs are going to be against the wall. We can't go and get ambushed."

With the game returning to Indianapolis, the Pacers are expected to be more aggressive and to use the advantage of their home crowd.

The second-seeded Raptors will attempt to make use of the momentum they gained in their recent encounter with the Frank Vogel-headed team.  Toronto's dynamic duo of All-Stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, who scored a combined 48 points in the fifth game of the series, will lead the team as they attempt to seal the deal against the Herbert Simon-owned team.

The projected game starters for the Indiana Pacers are George Hill, Monta Ellis, Paul George, Myles Turner and Ian Mahinmi. While Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, DeMarre Carroll, Patrick Patterson and Jonas Valanciunas will start for the Toronto Raptors.

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