On this week’s episode of the Vigilant Sports Pacers Podcast, Scott Agness covers the Pacers’ first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. As of the recording, the Raptors have a 2-1 lead on the series.

Scott talks with Luis Scola about facing his former team and then dives deep into the series with NBA.com’s John Schuhmann.

See Also: 2016 NBA Playoffs: Pacers-Raptors Round 1 dates set

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Topics Discussed:

* Scola on Paul George and Jonas Valanciunas’ impact

* Schuhmann on his focus in analyzing the numbers, like plus/minus

* The impact of Toronto’s bench in the series

* What gaps the Pacers need to fill this offseason

* The challenges of being a head coach

* The lack of competitive games in the NBA Playoffs so far